Amazon Web Services, Inc. (AWS) and Workday, Inc. have announced an expanded partnership aimed at accelerating customer cloud transformation through generative artificial intelligence (AI) capabilities. This collaboration underscores their commitment to enhancing productivity, talent management, and business efficiency for organizations worldwide.
- Generative AI Development
- Workday integrates AWS technologies like Amazon Bedrock and Amazon SageMaker JumpStart to develop AI capabilities. These include rapid job description creation, contract analysis for accurate revenue reporting, and personalized employee talent highlights.
- AWS Generative AI Innovation Center
- Workday collaborates with the AWS Generative AI Innovation Center to explore new applications and use cases for generative AI. This partnership enhances large language model (LLM) performance using Amazon SageMaker and implements responsible AI practices.
- Enhanced Native Integrations
- Workday expands native integrations with AWS, empowering developers to leverage AWS Lambda, Amazon EventBridge, Amazon Comprehend, Amazon S3, Amazon Textract, and Amazon Translate within Workday Extend. This integration facilitates secure, scalable development of custom finance and HR applications.
- Joint Go-to-Market Initiatives
- AWS and Workday invest in joint sales and go-to-market efforts to accelerate customer acquisition and promote Workday solutions on the AWS Marketplace. This collaboration ensures near-zero downtime maintenance and compliance with regional data regulations.
Quote from AWS and Workday Leaders
- Shane Luke, VP of Product and Engineering at Workday: “This expanded partnership combines Workday AI and AWS to deliver enhanced AI features efficiently, leveraging enterprise data to benefit our customers.”
- Kathrin Renz, VP of AWS Industries: “AWS and Workday’s collaboration accelerates cloud migrations and enhances financial and workforce decision-making globally.”
The expanded partnership between AWS and Workday signifies a strategic effort to innovate AI-driven solutions and streamline business operations. By leveraging AWS’s cloud capabilities and Workday’s expertise in AI and workforce management, organizations can achieve greater agility, efficiency, and compliance in their digital transformations.
