PUBLISHER: IDC | PRODUCT CODE: 1887500
PUBLISHER: IDC | PRODUCT CODE: 1887500
Workday Rising EMEA 2025: Charting Out Transformation from Walled Garden SaaS to Agentic Architecture
This IDC Market Note reviews key announcements and discussions from Workday Rising EMEA 2025, which took place on November 18 to 20 in Barcelona, Spain. It focuses on developments relevant to the EMEA region in terms of financial metrics, product and solution updates, acquisitions, customer success stories, and partner ecosystem initiatives."Workday is in the middle of the AI revolution, because it orchestrates people/money processes that leverage AI technologies and new conversational experiences to make life easier for millions of employees as well as managers and finance professionals," said Bo Lykkegaard, associate vice president, Software Research at IDC. "The vendor is moving very fast but must ensure it facilitates change for compliance-sensitive and pragmatic EMEA customers on that journey."
Executive Snapshot
In This Market Note
- Platform Evolution from SaaS to Agentic Architecture
- Key Acquisitions to Drive Workday's AI Transformation
- Regional Sovereign Infrastructure and Investments
- A New Push for the Lower End of the Midmarket with Workday GO
- New Partnerships with Google and Kainos
- Public Sector-Related Announcements
IDC's Point of View
- Workday's Ambitions to Win Share Among Medium-Sized Businesses
- Sana Is Being Positioned as the New Workday UI Across the Portfolio
- Workday Is Sharpening Its EMEA Public Sector Profile
- Bridging the Gap Between Workday's Frantic Market Activities and Risk-Averse/Cautious Customers
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