http://blogs.workday.com/en-usWed, 16 May 2012 15:05:34 -0700Wed, 16 May 2012 15:05:34 -0700http://blogs.workday.com/Blog/onboarding_extends_warm_welcome_in_workday_16.htmlAt Workday, we talk a lot about the importance of people to business success—people deliver results and get things done. There is no better time for organizations to start making employees feel valued and productive than at the beginning. Our customers recognize this critical and sensitive time, and put onboarding at the top of their strategic programs lists for 2012—particularly as they look to grow strategically amidst economic uncertainty. That’s why we’re so excited to offer onboarding in Workday 16, announced last week, which will help our customers extend a warm welcome and establish great relationships with new hires even before their first day at work.Wed, 02 May 2012 11:00:00 -0700http://blogs.workday.com/Blog/onboarding_extends_warm_welcome_in_workday_16.htmlhttp://blogs.workday.com/Blog/workdays_fresh_approach_to_financial_management.htmlWhen Workday was founded seven years ago, we completely rethought enterprise software as it was then known. A shift was underway—one where a finance professional’s focus on accounting and transaction processing was evolving to include analytics and business leadership. The office of the CFO needed better information access, ways to make faster decisions, and a deeper understanding of costs, revenue, and profitability across the organization. On-premise software, built decades ago, couldn’t make the transition. So at Workday, we started from scratch. We leveraged the newest technologies and the newest ways of thinking, and set out to deliver a unified financial management and HCM solution. We share a strong sense of pride at Workday around having achieved that goal.Mon, 30 Apr 2012 10:00:00 -0700http://blogs.workday.com/Blog/workdays_fresh_approach_to_financial_management.htmlhttp://blogs.workday.com/Blog/delivering_the_html5_experience_to_workday_customers.htmlIt’s that time again when Workday issues a new update as part of our regular innovation cycle, delivered three times a year. Per our usual practice, we have put out a news release that covers the highlights of Workday 16. As you can see, we were quite busy building new capabilities into our Financial Management, Human Capital Management, and Payroll applications. I want to thank all the great people in our product and technology organizations for yet another job well done.Thu, 19 Apr 2012 11:30:00 -0700http://blogs.workday.com/Blog/delivering_the_html5_experience_to_workday_customers.htmlhttp://blogs.workday.com/Blog/what_makes_an_hr_industry_leader.htmlIt was mid-2008 when I sat through my first demonstration of Workday Human Capital Management as an analyst covering the industry. I was curious what was going on with this company, given the pedigree of the leadership team and Workday's purist approach to Software-as-a-Service (SaaS) for core administrative systems.Mon, 26 Mar 2012 08:00:00 -0700http://blogs.workday.com/Blog/what_makes_an_hr_industry_leader.htmlhttp://blogs.workday.com/Blog/surprisingly_sexy_chart_of_accounts.htmlToday, most of the discussion around financial software is on new and sexy areas like Software-as- a-Service, in-memory data, and analytics.Thu, 08 Mar 2012 08:30:00 -0800http://blogs.workday.com/Blog/surprisingly_sexy_chart_of_accounts.htmlhttp://blogs.workday.com/Blog/why_finance_gets_strategic_hr.htmlA colleague, Laura Schroeder, who has an eye for the interesting and important pointed me to this article some time ago that qualifies as both: "Finance Keener on HR strategy than HR."Tue, 24 Jan 2012 09:00:00 -0800http://blogs.workday.com/Blog/why_finance_gets_strategic_hr.htmlhttp://blogs.workday.com/Blog/hr_technology_prediction_for_2012_year_of_the_tablet.htmlIt’s here—the time of year when a flurry of predictions are published and discussed for the New Year. It is also a time to reflect on all that transpired in the past year. At Workday, we feel this is a healthy and necessary practice to help our industry move forward.Mon, 05 Dec 2011 09:00:00 -0800http://blogs.workday.com/Blog/hr_technology_prediction_for_2012_year_of_the_tablet.htmlhttp://blogs.workday.com/Blog/add_saas_to_the_new_alphabet_of_accounting.htmlAs a finance guy involved in the Software-as-a-Service (SaaS) world for the last six years, I’ve been truly amazed at the technical elegance of SaaS and the radical improvements it has made to enterprise software economics. But after hearing, “Yes, but it’s just technology, the business user doesn’t care,” one too many times—and after giving this quite a bit of thought—I can strongly say that idea is absolute nonsense.Wed, 09 Nov 2011 07:00:00 -0800http://blogs.workday.com/Blog/add_saas_to_the_new_alphabet_of_accounting.htmlhttp://blogs.workday.com/Blog/workday_rising_witnessing_the_incredible_growth_of_workday.htmlAs I looked around a packed ballroom Tuesday during the keynote address at Workday Rising, my....Thu, 27 Oct 2011 07:00:00 -0700http://blogs.workday.com/Blog/workday_rising_witnessing_the_incredible_growth_of_workday.htmlhttp://blogs.workday.com/Blog/workday_rising_becoming_part_of_a_unique_ecosystem.htmlI attended Workday Rising last year as a prospect. This year, several of my Time Warner Inc. colleagues and I are in Las Vegas attending as customers. It’s a different perspective, but one thing is consistent: Workday employees’ enthusiasm, which I think goes a long way.Wed, 26 Oct 2011 07:00:00 -0700http://blogs.workday.com/Blog/workday_rising_becoming_part_of_a_unique_ecosystem.htmlhttp://blogs.workday.com/Blog/the_value_of_values_at_workday.htmlFolks at Workday have been thinking a lot lately about the secrets to high-performing organizations, mostly because of the successes of our own high-performing customers.Tue, 25 Oct 2011 07:00:00 -0700http://blogs.workday.com/Blog/the_value_of_values_at_workday.htmlhttp://blogs.workday.com/Blog/amy_wilson_joins_workday_hcm_strategy_team.htmlI am thrilled to share the exciting news that Amy Wilson has joined our product strategy team. As senior director, human capital management strategy, Amy will work closely with our product management and development teams to craft experiences that allow C-suite executives and business leaders to gain insight and better optimize work, people, and costs.Mon, 03 Oct 2011 08:00:00 -0700http://blogs.workday.com/Blog/amy_wilson_joins_workday_hcm_strategy_team.htmlhttp://blogs.workday.com/Blog/what_to_expect_at_the_hr_industrys_event_of_the_year.htmlIn just a few days, the HR community will descend upon Las Vegas for the industry's event of the year: the 14th Annual HR Technology® Conference & Expo. I understand from my good friend Bill Kutik, co-chair of the conference, that registration numbers are through the roof and we can expect record attendance.Thu, 29 Sep 2011 08:00:00 -0700http://blogs.workday.com/Blog/what_to_expect_at_the_hr_industrys_event_of_the_year.htmlhttp://blogs.workday.com/Blog/dreamforce_2011_workday_tech_summit.htmlFor those of us that live in the SaaS or cloud world, Dreamforce is the main event of the year. This year's Dreamforce, held the last week of August, was no exception: 45,000 people registered to attend and some great product announcements came out of the event. It was a personally exciting time for me, as we announced a major partnership with salesforce.com, and earlier that week hosted our second Workday Tech Summit.Wed, 28 Sep 2011 08:00:00 -0700http://blogs.workday.com/Blog/dreamforce_2011_workday_tech_summit.htmlhttp://blogs.workday.com/Blog/workday_and_salesforcecom_partnership.htmlRecently we announced a partnership with salesforce.com to connect Workday with Salesforce Chatter and Force.com. The announcement generated a number of questions, so we thought we'd share more about the rationale and implications of the partnership.Thu, 22 Sep 2011 08:00:00 -0700http://blogs.workday.com/Blog/workday_and_salesforcecom_partnership.htmlhttp://blogs.workday.com/Blog/applications_first_at_workday.htmlThere's nothing simple about heading up IT for a global company like Flextronics, but you can understand Dave's point. There is nothing simple about enterprise software either, but as you build it, you have to do your best to make it simple for customers. This concept is especially important now considering the rapid pace of change in enterprise software. In the past two Workday updates, we’ve delivered:Mon, 29 Aug 2011 13:00:00 -0700http://blogs.workday.com/Blog/applications_first_at_workday.htmlhttp://blogs.workday.com/Blog/workday_14_mobility_and_embedded_intelligence.htmlIt's hard for me to believe we're announcing Workday 14. When I joined Workday (just shy of two years now), we were preparing to deliver Workday update 9. It was also the beginning of our journey to build out talent management, now a robust solution in Workday HCM. As I type this post, my heart fills with pride and gratitude for being part of a fantastic team, and I continue to be in awe of our ability to quickly deliver great new features for our SaaS-based solutions that are actually adopted, since they're part of our regular updates that go out to all customers.Tue, 16 Aug 2011 16:00:00 -0700http://blogs.workday.com/Blog/workday_14_mobility_and_embedded_intelligence.htmlhttp://blogs.workday.com/Blog/five_reasons_why_saas_updates_are_better_than_erp_software_upgrades.htmlBefore joining Workday I spent more than 20 years developing and supporting enterprise software. One of the most eye opening comparisons between SaaS and on-premise enterprise software is the positive difference that vendor-managed SaaS updates have for both vendors and customers.Thu, 09 Jun 2011 16:00:00 -0700http://blogs.workday.com/Blog/five_reasons_why_saas_updates_are_better_than_erp_software_upgrades.htmlhttp://blogs.workday.com/Blog/talent_management_practices_compromise_workforce_alignment.htmlIf your business strategy has changed, there's a good chance that your workforce doesn’t know it—and won't be ready. Shifting business models, increased regulation, M&As, JVs, divestitures, expansion, and contraction are all the part of the "new normal." And today's business climate generously rewards operational scalability, elasticity, and endurance—all of which can only be achieved by having the right people and a deep focus on continuous workforce alignment and optimization.Thu, 26 May 2011 08:00:00 -0700http://blogs.workday.com/Blog/talent_management_practices_compromise_workforce_alignment.htmlhttp://blogs.workday.com/Blog/saas_erp_in_the_foxhole_with_customers.htmlI learned of a recent exchange between the CEO at a prominent Workday customer and a CEO from a company we hoped to gain as a customer. The first CEO asked the other, which vendor "do you want in the foxhole with you?" He then added (and I paraphrase), "Because at the end of the day, it is all about competitive advantage. Any enterprise system you put in should help you achieve greater competitive advantage."Mon, 23 May 2011 08:00:00 -0700http://blogs.workday.com/Blog/saas_erp_in_the_foxhole_with_customers.htmlhttp://blogs.workday.com/Blog/a_busy_saturday_afternoon.htmlLike all companies, Workday does everything possible to avoid system failures. Unfortunately, they can still happen and when they do, we have a special obligation to our customers to bring systems back online quickly and securely given our status as a leading cloud vendor.Mon, 09 May 2011 09:20:00 -0700http://blogs.workday.com/Blog/a_busy_saturday_afternoon.htmlhttp://blogs.workday.com/Blog/saas_sounds_good_but_does_it_really_improve_upon_traditional_erp.htmlI work for a software company that is the poster child for replacing traditional ideas with a new approach. Dave Duffield and Aneel Bhusri founded Workday on the principle that traditional ERP software is irreparably broken and the world needs an alternative. Our products are brand new from the ground up, based on a new delivery model (Software-as-a-Service, or SaaS), a new Web-based technology stack, and a new business foundation—and it sounds really good!Thu, 28 Apr 2011 07:00:00 -0700http://blogs.workday.com/Blog/saas_sounds_good_but_does_it_really_improve_upon_traditional_erp.htmlhttp://blogs.workday.com/Blog/why_multi-tenant_saas_is_the_best_alternative_to_erp_software.htmlCIOs who are considering SaaS hear all sorts of things from ERP software vendors hoping to tap into the momentum of cloud computing. Among the most common is that multi-tenancy is a “techie” thing that doesn’t need to be part of the conversation. Here’s another common one: “Multi-tenant? Sure, we can do multi-tenant, single-tenant, whatever you need!” In either unfortunate case, the term “multi-tenant” might mean anything the vendor chooses it to mean, including nothing at all.Mon, 25 Apr 2011 09:45:00 -0700http://blogs.workday.com/Blog/why_multi-tenant_saas_is_the_best_alternative_to_erp_software.htmlhttp://blogs.workday.com/Blog/10_critical_requirements_for_cloud_applications.htmlAnother day, and another software vendor—or two, or three—will announce some strategy around the cloud. As a CIO, I've benefited hugely from cloud applications, and view it as a positive sign that more and more software companies are exploring alternative delivery models.Mon, 18 Apr 2011 06:00:00 -0700http://blogs.workday.com/Blog/10_critical_requirements_for_cloud_applications.htmlhttp://blogs.workday.com/Blog/why_saas_trumps_traditional_software_for_large_global_rollouts.htmlI occasionally hear this doubt about SaaS: "How can a SaaS company handle a large, global software rollout? Isn’t that a job for an ERP giant?" It’s natural to have questions about a new software delivery model, but this is among the most misguided doubts about SaaS—and where a key benefit of SaaS is often overlooked.Mon, 11 Apr 2011 10:00:00 -0700http://blogs.workday.com/Blog/why_saas_trumps_traditional_software_for_large_global_rollouts.htmlhttp://blogs.workday.com/Blog/4_critical_requirements_of_saas_integrations.htmlWhile there are many similarities to integrations that occur strictly within our own data centers, some aspects of SaaS integrations require fresh thinking. Ideally, certain SaaS integration requirements should be checked off as part of a SaaS candidate’s evaluation, and long before any integration begins. These are among the most critical of those requirements:Wed, 30 Mar 2011 06:00:00 -0700http://blogs.workday.com/Blog/4_critical_requirements_of_saas_integrations.htmlhttp://blogs.workday.com/Blog/launching_the_workday_integration_cloud.htmlToday we're formally launching the Workday Integration Cloud Platform, marking an important day for Workday, our customers, and our partners. Everyone in the Workday ecosystem can now use a proven set of tools we've developed to build integrations that connect Workday with other business systems and applications.Mon, 28 Mar 2011 06:00:00 -0700http://blogs.workday.com/Blog/launching_the_workday_integration_cloud.htmlhttp://blogs.workday.com/Blog/workforce_visibility_if_they_knew_what_would_they_do.htmlIf business leaders knew the characteristics of high performers, would they make better staffing decisions? If they knew the factors that lead to costly voluntary turnover, would they change their retention strategies? And if they knew the true cost of getting work done, would they make better decisions on what regions to hire from or whether to use contractors? Of course they would.Mon, 28 Feb 2011 11:00:00 -0800http://blogs.workday.com/Blog/workforce_visibility_if_they_knew_what_would_they_do.htmlhttp://blogs.workday.com/Blog/todays_economy_requires_workforce_visibility_alignment_and_optimization.htmlStrong global economic growth is expected this year, and the U.S. economy will see “substantial acceleration” over the next two years, according to Goldman Sachs economists.Tue, 08 Feb 2011 08:00:00 -0800http://blogs.workday.com/Blog/todays_economy_requires_workforce_visibility_alignment_and_optimization.htmlhttp://blogs.workday.com/Blog/workdays_year_of_transformation.htmlNow that we’ve closed last year’s books and are several weeks into 2011, I want to share some thoughts on Workday’s accomplishments and where we’re headed.Wed, 02 Feb 2011 00:00:00 -0800http://blogs.workday.com/Blog/workdays_year_of_transformation.htmlhttp://blogs.workday.com/Blog/dreamforce_musings_why_the_real_cloud_has_gained_momentum.htmlI had the rare and great opportunity to attend the opening two days of Dreamforce last week. Rare, because I can’t remember the last user conference I went to as an attendee rather than a speaker (turns out it’s a lot less stressful to be in the audience.Wed, 15 Dec 2010 10:20:00 -0800http://blogs.workday.com/Blog/dreamforce_musings_why_the_real_cloud_has_gained_momentum.htmlhttp://blogs.workday.com/Blog/getting_the_right_people_in_the_right_jobs_workday_faceted_search.htmlWith the gift-giving season in full swing, many of us are using online search to find the right cameras, toys, watches, and other goodies for those near and dear. And in a few weeks it’ll be the New Year, which is expected to bring an upswing in hiring nationwide, and the pressure to find the right people to fill new jobs. Yet why is it so easy—as consumers—to search online for cameras and watches by desired features and functionality, when it’s so difficult—as employers—to search for people in traditional HR systems based on desired talents, experiences, and skills?Tue, 14 Dec 2010 10:00:00 -0800http://blogs.workday.com/Blog/getting_the_right_people_in_the_right_jobs_workday_faceted_search.htmlhttp://blogs.workday.com/Blog/not_even_partisan_politics_can_hinder_the_saas_delivery_model_for_payroll.htmlAs politicians continue to debate the proposed Bush-era tax cuts extension—with no guarantee of Congressional approval before the cuts expire—payroll administrators are worrying about finding a huge mess after ringing in the New Year.Mon, 13 Dec 2010 05:01:00 -0800http://blogs.workday.com/Blog/not_even_partisan_politics_can_hinder_the_saas_delivery_model_for_payroll.htmlhttp://blogs.workday.com/Blog/who_here_works.htmlIn a prospect meeting a while ago we were explaining that with our HR system you could finally get a good answer to the question “Who works here?” The prospect smiled and said, “You know, that’s the wrong question. It’s not who works here, it’s who here works?”Thu, 09 Dec 2010 10:00:00 -0800http://blogs.workday.com/Blog/who_here_works.htmlhttp://blogs.workday.com/Blog/the_power_of_one.htmlI’ve obviously been to many customer conferences, and still, year after year, the Workday Rising conference amazes me with the positive mood that prevails when our customers, partners, employees, and even some prospective customers gather together.Wed, 10 Nov 2010 05:00:00 -0800http://blogs.workday.com/Blog/the_power_of_one.htmlhttp://blogs.workday.com/Blog/interview_with_workday_labs_director_joe_korngiebel.htmlThe term “Enterprise 2.0” has evolved over the years from the original idea of using blogs and wikis in business, to incorporate that very powerful thing we call social networking. TechWeb is hosting the “Enterprise 2.0 2010” conference in Santa Clara, Calif., this week, where the focus is on technologies that “liberate the workforce from the constraints of legacy communication and productivity tools like email.”Tue, 09 Nov 2010 09:00:00 -0800http://blogs.workday.com/Blog/interview_with_workday_labs_director_joe_korngiebel.htmlhttp://blogs.workday.com/Blog/cloud_computing_tops_gartners_top_10_strategies_list.htmlOnce again, cloud computing tops Gartner’s annual list of the “Top 10 Strategic Technologies” for the coming year. But this time, Gartner says, many IT organizations are taking a more formal approach to cloud computing strategizing.Thu, 28 Oct 2010 11:05:00 -0700http://blogs.workday.com/Blog/cloud_computing_tops_gartners_top_10_strategies_list.htmlhttp://blogs.workday.com/Blog/workday_rising_importance_of_trust.htmlTo call Darwin John a unique human being is a majestic understatement. After a childhood spent working the dusty Utah soil of his father’s beet farm, he went on to become CIO of both the FBI and the Church of the Latter Day Saints--where he became the customer and close friend of Workday co-founder, Dave Duffield.Thu, 14 Oct 2010 12:00:00 -0700http://blogs.workday.com/Blog/workday_rising_importance_of_trust.htmlhttp://blogs.workday.com/Blog/workday_rising_management_guru_says_vulnerability_and_conflict_build_stong_teams.htmlManagement and HR guru Patrick Lencioni got a standing ovation from Workday Rising attendees on Wednesday−hardly typical of a keynote address at a software conference. Yet it wasn’t difficult to see why they were pleased. Lencioni delivered a frank and often funny discourse on the importance of such things as vulnerability and conflict to successful leadership teams.Wed, 13 Oct 2010 12:00:00 -0700http://blogs.workday.com/Blog/workday_rising_management_guru_says_vulnerability_and_conflict_build_stong_teams.htmlhttp://blogs.workday.com/Blog/workday_ceos_to_saas_customers_you_are_the_revolution.htmlIn 2006, Workday was a tiny HR software startup with one customer. Four years later, on a balmy Tuesday morning in San Francisco, co-founder Dave Duffield spoke to hundreds of Workday Rising conference attendees about the significance of the gathering.Tue, 12 Oct 2010 16:00:00 -0700http://blogs.workday.com/Blog/workday_ceos_to_saas_customers_you_are_the_revolution.htmlhttp://blogs.workday.com/Blog/get_to_know_your_hr_workforce_your_future_depends_on_it.htmlThe U.S. Labor Department recently announced that workplace productivity dropped 1.8% in the spring quarter, the largest decline in nearly four years. Economists say it’s a sign that companies have trimmed staffs so much, they’re losing ground on productivity.Tue, 21 Sep 2010 08:00:00 -0700http://blogs.workday.com/Blog/get_to_know_your_hr_workforce_your_future_depends_on_it.htmlhttp://blogs.workday.com/Blog/5_things_large_companies_need_to_know_about_software_as_a_service.htmlNext week I’m heading down to L.A. for the annual InformationWeek500 conference. Sony Pictures, H.B. Fuller, and Flextronics will return this year to participate on a Workday customer panel, and Valspar will make its debut on the panel. Last year’s panel was a success, with IW500 attendees packing the room to ask our customers about their decisions to go with SaaS for their core HR systems.Thu, 09 Sep 2010 08:00:00 -0700http://blogs.workday.com/Blog/5_things_large_companies_need_to_know_about_software_as_a_service.htmlhttp://blogs.workday.com/Blog/why_bolted_on_business_intelligence_does_not_work_for_hr.htmlMy friend and industry colleague Bill Kutik, a leading expert on human resources technologies, asked me some time ago why I had left the analyst world and joined Workday. Were the industry watchers correct, he asked, in assuming Workday hired me to help it build out the best talent-management suite in the world?Thu, 26 Aug 2010 08:00:00 -0700http://blogs.workday.com/Blog/why_bolted_on_business_intelligence_does_not_work_for_hr.htmlhttp://blogs.workday.com/Blog/built_in_business_intelligence_and_actionable_analytics.htmlWhen most people think about business intelligence (BI) they think about dedicated BI tools such as IBM’s Cognos, SAP’s Business Objects, and Oracle’s Hyperion products. You don’t hear them talk about applications that offer great BI.Thu, 19 Aug 2010 08:00:00 -0700http://blogs.workday.com/Blog/built_in_business_intelligence_and_actionable_analytics.htmlhttp://blogs.workday.com/Blog/choose_saas_vendors_that_secure_data_better_than_you_can.htmlThe Workday customer panel had barely started the discussion when the first hand shot up from the audience. Those attending the recent event were CIOs and HR managers wanting to learn more about Workday and its SaaS offerings. It’s not surprising the first question was about data privacy.Thu, 29 Jul 2010 08:00:00 -0700http://blogs.workday.com/Blog/choose_saas_vendors_that_secure_data_better_than_you_can.htmlhttp://blogs.workday.com/Blog/real_workday_software_as_a_service.htmlWhen the Workday sales team met at headquarters last week to kick off the second half of a fantastic year, one of the topics we discussed was how team members should differentiate Workday’s SaaS from competitors’ “SaaS options” for on-premise software.Tue, 27 Jul 2010 08:00:00 -0700http://blogs.workday.com/Blog/real_workday_software_as_a_service.htmlhttp://blogs.workday.com/Blog/business_driven_talent_management.htmlHR consulting firm Mercer recently released a study showing that employers plan to make changes to their talent programs as the economy emerges from the recession. Mercer also noted that employers made “dramatic changes” to talent programs during the recession. With all this change going on, are we getting better at managing talent?Tue, 13 Jul 2010 08:00:00 -0700http://blogs.workday.com/Blog/business_driven_talent_management.htmlhttp://blogs.workday.com/Blog/improving_upon_the_generations.htmlI've been looking for opportunities to innovate for more than 40 years, having always been captivated by each new generation of technology and the gains it can bring to business—from the mainframe through client-server and now to SaaS and the Cloud. I've founded five companies in my career, and it's no secret that Workday is likely my last—and it also feels like the best. For one simple reason: We're clearly saving our customers time and money.Tue, 29 Jun 2010 08:00:00 -0700http://blogs.workday.com/Blog/improving_upon_the_generations.htmlhttp://blogs.workday.com/Blog/traditional_companies_embrace_innovation.htmlThere’s a bit of age discrimination going on with enterprise software, and it’s based on the assumption that older, tradition-bound companies view SaaS with a gimlet eye. Older companies, with all their legacy and cultural issue—the assumption goes—have left the SaaS party up to the young companies selling this newfangled stuff to other young companies with little or no established IT infrastructure.Tue, 29 Jun 2010 06:00:00 -0700http://blogs.workday.com/Blog/traditional_companies_embrace_innovation.htmlhttp://blogs.workday.com/Blog/survey_says_workday_top_choice_for_human_resource_deployments.htmlThe tough economy has hit IT budgets hard, but there’s one area where many companies continue to invest, and it might surprise people. According to a new Towers Watson survey, 83% of respondents said they are maintaining or increasing spending on HR software in 2010.Wed, 23 Jun 2010 16:00:00 -0700http://blogs.workday.com/Blog/survey_says_workday_top_choice_for_human_resource_deployments.htmlhttp://blogs.workday.com/Blog/welcome_to_the_present.htmlAs an admitted technology junkie, I love watching as companies such as Google, Salesforce.com, Apple, Facebook and a revitalized Microsoft continue to deliver innovation at such an unrelenting pace. I’ll openly admit to having a first-edition iPad, Droid and even a Palm Pre (which is a better device than its market traction suggests).Wed, 12 May 2010 17:05:00 -0700http://blogs.workday.com/Blog/welcome_to_the_present.htmlhttp://blogs.workday.com/Blog/convergence_of_human_resources_and_talent_management_software.htmlIt has to be one of the biggest software industry no-brainers of all time -- the idea to converge human resources management and talent management software.Wed, 21 Apr 2010 17:00:00 -0700http://blogs.workday.com/Blog/convergence_of_human_resources_and_talent_management_software.htmlhttp://blogs.workday.com/Blog/workday_10_includes_talent_management.htmlIt seems counterintuitive that HR systems haven’t always included t he ability to track and record such things as employee skills and goals -- along with hours worked and absences -- since the quality of a workforce is so important to any company’s success.Wed, 21 Apr 2010 16:00:00 -0700http://blogs.workday.com/Blog/workday_10_includes_talent_management.htmlhttp://blogs.workday.com/Blog/getting_saas_and_onsite_software_to_coexist.htmlBoth the software and the media industries love a good David vs. Goliath story, which is why SaaS is often cast as the spunky new alternative to on-premises software. You know, Workday vs. SAP, Salesforce.com vs. Oracle, Google vs. Microsoft, and so on.Fri, 26 Mar 2010 09:00:00 -0700http://blogs.workday.com/Blog/getting_saas_and_onsite_software_to_coexist.htmlhttp://blogs.workday.com/Blog/knowledge_is_power_in_the_cloud.htmlI’ve been a journalist for 20 years and have been writing about cloud computing for several years, so I was delighted when Workday asked me to get involved with an exciting new editorial project that would shed light on cloud computing. After two decades I’ve developed a pretty good nose for major industry shifts, and I think this cloud thing is here to stay.Sat, 20 Mar 2010 10:00:00 -0700http://blogs.workday.com/Blog/knowledge_is_power_in_the_cloud.htmlhttp://blogs.workday.com/Blog/optimism.htmlI am generally an optimistic person, and looking ahead at 2010 things feel pretty good. Conversations with HR and IT professionals are more upbeat than they’ve been in a long time. And even though analyst predictions for IT spending are only looking a little better than last year, companies seem to be back to planning and starting projects.Wed, 10 Feb 2010 09:00:00 -0800http://blogs.workday.com/Blog/optimism.htmlhttp://blogs.workday.com/Blog/integration_in_the_cloud.htmlAs Ray Wang tweeted today, Workday are dusting off the Cape Clear Eclipse technology and planning on making it more widely available to our customers. Why are we doing this? Well, there is one very simple reason: We want to make it easier for our customers to consume the powerful Web Services that we expose.Tue, 20 Oct 2009 16:00:00 -0700http://blogs.workday.com/Blog/integration_in_the_cloud.htmlhttp://blogs.workday.com/Blog/milestones.html2009 has been another year of milestones for Workday. We’ve now passed the 100 customer mark and in spite of the toughest economic environment in a generation Workday is on track to grow bookings more than 50 percent this year. Customers are not just embracing Software-as-a-Service in large enterprises -- in the past quarter we are starting to hear large companies considering SaaS as a lower-risk option to an on-premise ERP deployment. That’s a huge change in perspective from a year ago.Mon, 28 Sep 2009 09:00:00 -0700http://blogs.workday.com/Blog/milestones.htmlhttp://blogs.workday.com/Blog/back_online.htmlThe Workday team, like any SaaS provider or IT organization, does everything possible to eliminate the possibility of unplanned system failures. We also have detailed plans in place for getting customers back online as quickly as possible in the event of an unplanned outage.Fri, 25 Sep 2009 16:00:00 -0700http://blogs.workday.com/Blog/back_online.htmlhttp://blogs.workday.com/Blog/tipping_points_in_enterprise_saas.htmlA core tenet of SaaS has always been that it is a lot cheaper than on-premise software. This is based on the fact that there are no upfront license fees, and no hardware, maintenance or upgrade costs. As with all technology shifts, this promise has been met with healthy skepticism and not a little FUD from the incumbent on-premise vendors.Thu, 30 Jul 2009 16:55:00 -0700http://blogs.workday.com/Blog/tipping_points_in_enterprise_saas.htmlhttp://blogs.workday.com/Blog/talking_with_mark_newsome.htmlMcKee Foods Corporation, Workday customer #7, worked closely with us in the development of our Payroll product and on 2nd April 2009 they went into production on both Workday HCM and Payroll. McKee replaced an on-premise ERP system and is now using Workday to process more than 350,000 paychecks/year for 6,500 empoyees in 7 plants across the U.S.Mon, 27 Jul 2009 16:55:00 -0700http://blogs.workday.com/Blog/talking_with_mark_newsome.htmlhttp://blogs.workday.com/Blog/cloud_maintenance.htmlMcKinsey tells us that the “Cloud” is over hyped and users can get better TCO through “aggressive virtualization”. Google responded , saying that there is more to the Cloud than just virtualization. They point out that very large scale hardware infrastructure is hard to do, the “Cloud” is more about software than hardware, and finally, that the Cloud delivers a constant stream of innovation—something that is very hard to do by just virtualizing your applications.Thu, 30 Apr 2009 16:55:00 -0700http://blogs.workday.com/Blog/cloud_maintenance.htmlhttp://blogs.workday.com/Blog/living_the_dream.htmlToday we announced support for the iPhone. As Ray Wang told IDG , enterprise solutions that don’t address mobility are ’so last century. It’s a pretty cool app that allows a our users to complete things like hiring (or firing) approvals, fill in expense claims and do lots of other things, while they are on the road.Wed, 18 Mar 2009 12:35:00 -0700http://blogs.workday.com/Blog/living_the_dream.htmlhttp://blogs.workday.com/Blog/message_and_messenger.html“No one loves the messenger who brings bad news.” No, it’s not a quote from an embattled CEO of a automaker/large bank. It was in fact written by Sophocles in the 5th century BC. Confusing the messenger and the message has a long history!Wed, 18 Mar 2009 08:20:00 -0700http://blogs.workday.com/Blog/message_and_messenger.htmlhttp://blogs.workday.com/Blog/predicting_2009.htmlCliche, perhaps, but please indulge me as we start the year. As I sat down to think about the year to come, what’s interesting is that in spite of all the talk of global uncertainty there are some things about 2009 that seem pretty crystal clear. Let me know if you agree.Thu, 29 Jan 2009 16:20:00 -0800http://blogs.workday.com/Blog/predicting_2009.htmlhttp://blogs.workday.com/Blog/inhaling_our_own_fumes.htmlOn re-reading the last post I wrote, I was wondering if it was a little over the top? Was I spending too much time inside Workday drinking a little too much of our own kool aid? believing too much in our own hype? (as you can see, this sentence could go for ever).Wed, 17 Dec 2008 16:55:00 -0800http://blogs.workday.com/Blog/inhaling_our_own_fumes.htmlhttp://blogs.workday.com/Blog/taking_a_swag_at_the_cloud.htmlOn re-reading the last post I wrote, I was wondering if it was a little over the top? Was I spending too much time inside Workday drinking a little too much of our own kool aid? believing too much in our own hype? (as you can see, this sentence could go for ever).Mon, 15 Dec 2008 16:55:00 -0800http://blogs.workday.com/Blog/taking_a_swag_at_the_cloud.htmlhttp://blogs.workday.com/Blog/the_total_cost_of_ownership.htmlThe markets stink, the global economic mood is depressed, people aren’t spending money and every day the papers and Web news sites have new, bad news. Strange as it may seem, I’m excited. This is the ideal time for Software-as-a-Service.Mon, 15 Dec 2008 16:55:00 -0800http://blogs.workday.com/Blog/the_total_cost_of_ownership.htmlhttp://blogs.workday.com/Blog/concrete_cloud_computing.htmlBenefits administration is a headache for HR people, balancing the needs of the employee for great coverage with the needs of the organization to maintain a reasonable cost profile. To make things simpler, organizations often integrate the benefits provider’s online capabilities with their HRMS, eliminating some of the pain associated with keeping employee records accurate.Thu, 02 Oct 2008 16:55:00 -0700http://blogs.workday.com/Blog/concrete_cloud_computing.htmlhttp://blogs.workday.com/Blog/cloud_computing.htmlThe term “Cloud Computing” is getting a lot of air play these days — it is the computing equivalent of a U.S. Presidential Election. It has loads of twists and turns, plenty of eager participants, lots of money being spent on it and it gets to consume large amounts of the news cycle…often without a lot of new information. So what exactly is “Cloud Computing”? I’m gonna have a crack at answering that question and (as an encore) talk a little about where Workday stands in the whole Cloud Computing debateThu, 04 Sep 2008 16:55:00 -0700http://blogs.workday.com/Blog/cloud_computing.htmlhttp://blogs.workday.com/Blog/putting_the_focus_on_people.htmlNow, some of you out there may say that enterprise software solves complex problems and therefore it must be hard to use in order to accomplish its mission. But as Robert X. Cringely noted in a recent post, big enterprise software companies regularly made their software harder to use than it needs to be.Mon, 28 Jul 2008 16:55:00 -0700http://blogs.workday.com/Blog/putting_the_focus_on_people.htmlhttp://blogs.workday.com/Blog/change_can_be_a_good_thing.htmlA lot of the debate about “change” in ERP gets focused on the database. For a whole set of very obvious reasons, the relational database, has a crucial role in any business software system. Upon first encountering ERP, many of my smart friends would tell me that that the big source of system complexity is the thousands of database tables. Indeed, a colleague of mine from a very large bank told me they spent $50m a year to keep a global, single instance of a traditional ERP system running. This seems like a lot of money just to manage a few thousand tables!Thu, 03 Jul 2008 16:55:00 -0700http://blogs.workday.com/Blog/change_can_be_a_good_thing.htmlhttp://blogs.workday.com/Blog/erp_outside_in.htmlSo this is how it starts. Here you have a guy with absolutely no ERP or application experience, co-writing a blog about ERP applications. It′s great!Thu, 03 Jul 2008 16:55:00 -0700http://blogs.workday.com/Blog/erp_outside_in.html