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Apps are transforming business today.
應用程式正在改變今天的業務。
They improve accessibility, offer convenient data storage options and help streamline operations, too.
它們提高了可訪問性，提供了方便的數據存儲選項，還有助於簡化操作。
But apps are only effective if you』re using ones that are right for your business.
但是應用程式只有在你使用適合你業務的應用程式時才有效。
If you』re not sure where to start, looking at what apps are most popular among other businesses could be a good place to start.
如果你不確定從哪裡開始，看看哪些應用程式在其他企業中最受歡迎可能是一個很好的起點。
In its annual Businesses @ Work report, cloud identity company Okta releases an annual ranking of the most popular apps for businesses.
雲身份公司Okta在其年度「企業@工作報告」中發布了最受企業歡迎的應用程式年度排名。
The company analyzed data over the last year from customers that use Okta to log into their devices.
該公司分析了去年使用Okta登錄設備的客戶的數據。
Its clients range from startups to large companies with hundreds of thousands of employees across industries.
它的客戶從初創企業到擁有數十萬名員工的大公司，各行各業都有。
The report tabulates the most widely used and the fastest growing apps businesses use, which might help you learn what you're missing.
該報告列出了企業使用最廣泛和增長最快的應用程式，這可能有助於你了解你所缺少的東西。
The most widely used apps
使用最廣泛的應用程式
When it comes to the top-ranked apps by the number of users, Microsoft Office 365 and Salesforce hold the top two spots.
在按用戶數排名前幾名的應用程式中，Microsoft Office 365和Salesforce占據了前兩位。
Amazon Web Services and G Suite come in at the third and fourth most popular spots, respectively.
亞馬遜網絡服務(Amazon Web Services)和G Suite分別排在最受歡迎的第三和第四位。
But when ranking apps according to the number of monthly active users, things change up a bit.
但當根據每月活躍用戶數對應用程式進行排名時，情況會有所變化。
Office 365 retains its top spot, but Workday, ServiceNow, G Suite and Salesforce follow behind in spots two through five.
Office365仍然位居榜首，但Workday、ServiceNow、G Suite和Salesforce緊隨其後，排在第二至第五位。
Office 365 has almost twice as many users as G Suite, but G Suite's growth over the past year is higher: The app’s active monthly customers have increased by 50 percent, while Office 365 has only grown by 38 percent.
Office 365的用戶數幾乎是G Suite的兩倍，但G Suite在過去一年的增長更快：該應用程式的每月活躍客戶增加了50%，而Office 365隻增長了38%。
Related: 9 Free Apps That Immediately Make Life Easier
相關：9個免費應用程式，立即讓生活變得更輕鬆
Slack and Zoom both ranked in the top 10 for the most popular apps.
Sack和Zoom都躋身最受歡迎應用程式的前十名。
Both of these collaboration apps are popular even among businesses already using an app like Microsoft Office.
這兩個協作應用程式都很受歡迎，即使在已經在使用Microsoft Office這樣的應用程式的企業中也是如此。
The evidence of their effectiveness is in their growth: Zoom experienced 76 percent year-over-year growth.
其有效性的證據就在它們的增長中：^Zoom經歷了76%的同比增長。
These apps are transforming how businesses operate, and they』re helping remote teams become more efficient or just improving in-office operations.
這些應用程式正在改變企業的運營方式，它們正在幫助遠程團隊提高效率，或者只是改善辦公室內的運營。
Other highly popular and widely-used apps include:
其他非常流行和廣泛使用的應用程式包括：
Developer tools: Atlassian Product Suite, GitHub, PagerDuty
開發工具：Atlassian Product Suite，GitHub，PagerDuty
HR tools: Workday, BambooHR, UltiPro
HR工具：Workday、BambooHR、UltiPro
Video conferencing: Zoom, Cisco Webex, RingCentral
視頻會議：ZOOM、Cisco Webex、RingCentral
Online learning: LinkedIn Learning, Grammarly, and Pluralsight
在線學習：LinkedIn Learning、Grammarly和Pluralsight
Fastest-growing apps
增長最快的應用程式
In 2019, several apps stand out from the crowd due to their tremendous growth.
2019年，幾個應用程式因其巨大的增長而脫穎而出。
Snowflake is the far-and-away winner with 273 percent year-over-year growth.
雪花是遙遙領先的贏家，同比增長273%。
If you haven』t yet caught onto the Snowflake trend yet, Snowflake is a cloud data platform that allows for integrated data engineering, secure data exchange, app development and more.
如果你還沒有抓住Snowflake的趨勢，Snowflake是一個雲數據平台，它允許集成數據工程，安全數據交換，應用程式開發等等。
Some of its top customers include CapitalOne, Lionsgate, Overstock and Nielsen.
它的一些頂級客戶包括^CapitalOne、Lionsgate、Overstock^和尼爾森(Nielsen)。
Opsgenie, Google Cloud, and Splunk follow just behind Snowflake, each with over 100 percent year-over-year growth.
Opsgenie、Google Cloud和Splunk緊隨其後，年增長率均超過100%。
Other fast-growing apps to watch include KnowBe4, Looker, Envoy and Freshservice.
其他值得關注的快速增長的應用程式包括KnowBe4，Looker，Endover^和Freshservice。
The rising importance of security
安全的重要性與日俱增
The report also uncovered a notable trend: The increased use of security and data tools.
報告還發現了一個值得注意的趨勢：安全和數據工具的使用增加。
As businesses increasingly use data to shape their businesses, they turn to apps like Snowflake and Looker to help them evaluate that data and make informed business decisions.
隨著企業越來越多地使用數據來塑造他們的業務，他們轉向像Snowflake和Looker這樣的應用程式來幫助他們評估這些數據，並做出明智的商業決策。