FedEx Rapidly Deploys the Okta Identity Cloud to Secure its Remote and Essential Workforce
May 28 2020 - 3:10PM
Business Wire
FedEx accelerates deployment of the Okta Identity Cloud to
enable its team members around the world to connect to critical
applications amid increased demand during global pandemic
Okta, Inc. (NASDAQ:OKTA), the leading independent provider of
identity for the enterprise, today announced FedEx (NYSE: FDX) has
successfully implemented the Okta Identity Cloud to securely enable
its global workforce of essential employees to remotely access the
critical applications required to successfully deliver goods and
services to customers during the COVID-19 pandemic. Okta also
announced new and expanded partnerships with customers including
Australian Red Cross, Moody’s, Mouvement Edouard Leclerc, Parsons,
Servus Credit Union, State of Illinois, T-Mobile, Workday, and
Zoom.
“As organizations adapt to support their employees and customers
during these unprecedented times, we are here to help keep them
secure and productive,” said Todd McKinnon, Chief Executive Officer
and co-founder, Okta. “FedEx’s rapid implementation showcases the
tremendous value of having the Okta Identity Cloud as a part of
their security strategy. We were proud to enable FedEx’s workforce
to seamlessly and securely access the critical tools they need to
do their job successfully.”
Consistently ranked among the world’s most admired companies,
FedEx provides customers and businesses worldwide with a broad
portfolio of transportation, e-commerce, and business services.
As the company continues to deliver goods and services, it
recognized the need to further secure and streamline access to
critical applications for its essential and newly remote
workforce.
When FedEx initially decided to standardize identity across its
organization with the Okta Identity Cloud, it planned to take a
phased deployment approach, connecting key applications and rolling
them out to groups of employees over time. In light of the COVID-19
pandemic, as the company moved quickly to enable remote work for
its office workers and adapt to an increase in customer demand, it
accelerated the deployment. With the Okta Identity Cloud, more than
85,000 team members were quickly and securely able to access the
company’s VPN. And, in the course of just a couple of days, FedEx
worked with Okta to provide team members across the enterprise with
quick and secure access to the cloud technologies they need to be
successful, such as Microsoft Office 365, ServiceNow, Zoom, and
Salesforce. FedEx is leveraging Okta Single Sign-On, Adaptive
Multi-Factor Authentication and Universal Directory, and currently
has more than 250 cloud applications securely accessible by
employees through the Okta Identity Cloud. With the support of the
Okta Identity Cloud, FedEx is taking a Zero Trust approach to
securing its workforce while streamlining processes, enabling the
company to securely and productively meet customer needs.
“At FedEx, we know that a connected world is a better world.
That belief guides everything we do, including implementing the
tools and technologies to support our workers during these
challenging times. Protecting the data of our customers and team
members is a primary focus for us. We implemented the Okta Identity
Cloud to securely connect our team to the applications they need to
successfully and efficiently deliver goods and services,” said Gene
Sun, Chief Information Security Officer, FedEx. “We are very
thankful for the extraordinary effort and collaboration between
FedEx and the Okta team to make this happen under pressure and with
extreme time constraints. Together, we are supporting our employees
and customers during this challenging time.”
In its first quarter of fiscal year 2021, Okta grew its total
customers to more than 8,400 organizations. This customer growth is
part of continued momentum for the company, which includes recent
product innovation and announcements made at Oktane20 Live, Okta’s
annual conference, which had 20,000 registrants. During the event,
Okta announced Okta Platform Services, Okta Workflows, and Okta
Devices, as well as a $10 million philanthropic commitment from
Okta for Good and the launch of the Nonprofit Technology
Initiative.
About Okta
Okta is the leading independent provider of identity for the
enterprise. The Okta Identity Cloud enables organizations to
securely connect the right people to the right technologies at the
right time. With over 6,500 pre-built integrations to applications
and infrastructure providers, Okta customers can easily and
securely use the best technologies for their business. Over 8,400
organizations, including JetBlue, Nordstrom, Slack, Teach for
America and Twilio, trust Okta to help protect the identities of
their workforces and customers.
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