Author Bio Equipped with its 15-year experience as a former IT engineer, Herve covers the tech sector. When he's not busy writing about cybersecurity, cloud computing, and other fascinating technologies, he enjoys running and traveling. Follow @RV_Blandin Following its disappointing fourth-quarter report back in February, shareholders of Ping Identity Holding (NYSE:PING) were wondering if the identity security specialist would be able to improve upon the disappointing revenue results from the last quarter of 2020 and the soft guidance for 2021. Based on last week's first-quarter earnings report, Ping Identity may be taking a turn in the right direction. The company posted encouraging first-quarter results, and more importantly, management announced an important milestone that should boost the company's competitiveness going forward.