Microsoft has booted Okta, a customer and partner, from its upcoming tech conference

Microsoft has “disinvited” Okta, a hot cloud startup, from being a sponsor at its upcoming Ignite tech conference, Okta CEO Todd McKinnon tells Business Insider.

Microsoft did this even though Okta has been a sponsor of the conference for years.

Okta’s main product helps companies manage employee passwords for a bunch of different cloud services, and it also helps them manage mobile devices. Microsoft has recently introduced similar products.

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