Conclusion

The next decade of workplace
innovation starts now

Businesses at Work 2025 → Conclusion

The app evolution continues

Our decade of data reveals the rich story of an evolving tech stack. What will the next 10 years of Businesses at Work bring? If the past decade is any indication, security and collaboration will remain key functionality as companies enable their global teams to work together — securely — on any project at any time.

Conclusion → The app evolution continues

Extrapolating from this year’s data, here’s some of what we hope to see next:

More layers of security: Cyberthreats are growing fast, and a standard like IPSIE will make it easier to develop secure-by-default software. The shift to higher-assurance authentication factors will continue to accelerate, and in the not-too-distant future, passwords will seem as antiquated as landlines.

Confident collaboration: Organizations will adopt even more sophisticated group collaboration tools, many powered by AI, as they embrace the innovation and efficiency made possible by truly secure remote access.

Increased workflow automation: Okta Workflows usage has been expanding. As confidence in automated processes grows, we expect organizations to lean more heavily toward Workflows, relieving enterprise teams from busywork and freeing them up to tackle higher-value projects.

Identity maturity: Companies will continue putting Identity at the heart of their security posture as organizations augment their stacks with multiple layers of Identity-backed defense so they can operate with confidence.

We hope you found the journey through this year’s data enlightening. We look forward to joining you in 2026 to check out how the evolution is going. See you next year!