Abby Payne

The SailPoint Blog
Giving back SailPoint style: how our team got creative with philanthropy in 2022

One of the things I admire most about our crew is the dedication I see in team members across the business—dedication to helping our customers, supporting each other, and giving back to our communities. 2022 saw a massive outpouring of community giving from our team. Every. Single. Day. Thanks to the efforts of crew members worldwide, we raised thousands of dollars for Re...

SailU: Launching Next Generation Identity Security Leaders

I’ve been thinking a good deal lately about Leila Janah’s quote: “talent is equally distributed, but opportunity is not.” At SAIL, I’ve always been inspired by our organization-wide passion for people. Over the past year, I’ve been particularly excited by the ways SailPoint has broadened the opportunity for more by expanding our commitment to hiring the very best. We love ...

Sail On: The Second Chapter

Last year, on the day after April Fool’s Day, I wrote that I had heard the word “unprecedented” used daily. At that time, we were approximately half a month into lockdown, COVID-19 changed the world overnight, and we didn’t know how long the shutdown would last. And this was no “April Fool’s.” As I reflect a year later, “resilience” is now a routine part of our vernacular....

Happy International Women’s Month

On March 8, SailPoint celebrated International Women’s Day. This day of reflection, education and action brings the SailPoint Crew together annually to surface conversations that carry us forward year-round. As I reflect back on the conversations we had across SAIL, supporting women isn’t just a celebration or a one-day event – it’s a call to action, both personally and pro...

Y’all Means All

I’ve used the term y’all my entire life. “Y’all” is the conjunction of “you all” and is an expression that is core to my identity as a sixth-generation Texan. I love the simple and assumptively inclusive nature of the word – it’s perfect in nearly every use. More recently, the phrase “y’all means all” has also become a succinct rally cry for inclusion while honoring every p...