How Okta sets guardrails and context for AI agents
In this episode of Engineering Enablement, Robert Lucero, Chief Architect at Okta, joins host Brian Houck to discuss how agentic AI is changing identity and access management.
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Engineering Enablement Podcast
By DX
The show focused on developer productivity and the teams and leaders dedicated to improving it. Each episode features in-depth interviews with Platform and DevEx teams, along with the latest research and approaches for measuring developer productivity.
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How Okta sets guardrails and context for AI agents
38 min
- Cadence
- Biweekly
- Typical length
- 39 min
- Latest release
- Sep 11
- Language
- EN
- Activity
- Current — released within 30 days
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Topics
Developer Experience
Developer productivity, tooling, workflows, platforms, and engineering enablement.
Engineering Leadership
Managing engineering organizations, teams, delivery, architecture, and technical leadership.
Technology Careers
Hiring, career development, skills, workplace practice, and professional progression in technology.
Formats
Technical Deep Dive
Detailed technical, architectural, or research-oriented examination.
Interview
Host-led conversation where a guest supplies most of the subject matter.
Audience level
Intermediate
Assumes basic technology literacy and familiarity with common products, roles, and terminology.
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Research briefing with Brian Houck: Measuring AI agents and revisiting the Core 4
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Indeed increased AI coding tool adoption from roughly 25% to 97% across its engineering organization, but getting engineers to use the tools was only part of the challenge.
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AI and engineering productivity: Debating the headlines
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Uber’s journey of measuring AI impact on developer productivity
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