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Workday Rising EMEA 2025: Charting Out Transformation from Walled Garden SaaS to Agentic Architecture

Publisher IDC
Published Dec 12, 2025
Length 7 Pages
SKU # IDC20649125

Description

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."

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7 Pages

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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