Okta to traditional approaches, satellite images do not account for cloud composition. Oktas are often referenced in aviation weather forecasts and low level forecasts: SKC = Sky clear (0 oktas); FEW = Few (1 to 2 oktas); SCT = Scattered (3 to 4 oktas); BKN = Broken (5 to 7 oktas); OVC = Overcast (8 oktas); NSC = nil significant cloud; CAVOK = ceiling and visibility okay. Okta In meteorology, an okta is a unit of measurement used to describe the amount of cloud cover at any given location such as a weather station. Sky conditions are estimated in terms of
Okta (identity management) services are built on top of the Amazon Web Services cloud. Okta was founded in 2009 by a team of former Salesforce executives. Current Okta CEO and founder Todd McKinnon previously served as the senior vice president of engineering at Salesforce and previously at PeopleSoft. Other founders include Okta COO Freddy Kerrest, also previously of Salesforce. In 2015 the company raised $75 million in venture capital from Andreessen Horowitz, Greylock Partners and Sequoia Capital at a valuation of $1.2 billion. It previously raised $150 million across earlier funding rounds. In 2017 its Initial Public Offering raised an additional $187 million.