Table of Contents

Chapter 1 | Workday: AI That Illuminates the Future of Work

Maximize Your Technology Investment

The Workday Technical Design Philosophy and Implementation

The Workday Approach to Development

Chapter 2 | The Workday Platform Architecture

What Metadata Means for Developers

The Power of Now: Real-Time Data in Workday

A Deeper Dive into the Workday Architecture

Workday Is an Architecture of Services

UI Services Provide the Human Connection Experience

Transaction Services Manage Business Logic in Real Time

Persistence Services Keep Information Flowing

Workday: Transforming Data into Actionable Insights

The Intelligent Data Core in Workday

Operations Using Devops and Agile Practices

Customer Deployment Tools and Processes

Tools for Boosting Productivity in Workday

Public and Private Cloud Architecture

Chapter 3 | Workday Illuminate™: Transform Work with AI

Applying AI to Your Workflows

An Agentic Strategy

Workday Agent System of Record

Workday and a Differentiated AI Foundation

Embedded AI: The Architecture of Workday Illuminate

The Workday Approach to Protecting Your Data with AI Security

Responsible AI: The Key to Sustainable AI Innovation in Business

The Workday Responsible AI Program: Building Trust to Create Real Value

Chapter 4 | Enhancing the Workday Experience with AI

Workday Assistant: Enhancing Productivity and Collaboration with AI Assistance

Workday Guidance: Navigating Complex Tasks with Custom Guidance

Meeting People in the Flow of Work

Workday Everywhere: Seamless Integration into Daily Workflows

Mobile: Empowering the Deskless and On-the-Go Workforce

Modernization at Scale

Hubs: Creating Centralized, Role-Based Experiences

Unified Experience: Building a Cohesive Workday Environment

Next Up: Security

Chapter 5 | Workday Security, Privacy, and Compliance: Protecting Your Enterprise Data

Powerful Security: How Workday Protects Your Data

Enhanced Security with Powerful Access Control in Workday

Workday Security and Privacy: Protecting Your Data in the Cloud

Trusting Workday with Your Data

Chapter 6 | Workday Extend, Integrations, and More: Build Agile Solutions

Workday Extensibility and Composability for IT Leaders: Technology Built for Adaptability

The Power to Integrate

The Power to Build with Workday Extend

The Architecture of Workday Extend

Tools for Developing Workday Extend Apps

Supporting the Workday Extend App Lifecycle

The Workday Developer Site: Home Base for Workday Extend Developers

Workday Extend Meets AI

Workday Extend and the Art of the Possible

Taking Workday Extend Forever Forward

Beyond Building: Extensibility via Workday Marketplace

Chapter 7 | Workday Partners: Working Better Together

The Workday Marketplace

Chapter 8 | Unlock the Power of Workday to Stay Ahead of Change

Chapter 2 Highlights: The Workday Platform Architecture

Chapter 3 Highlights: Workday Illuminate™: Transform Work with AI

Chapter 4 Highlights: Enhancing the Workday Experience with AI

Chapter 5 Highlights: Workday Security, Privacy, and Compliance: Protecting Your Enterprise Data

Chapter 6 Highlights: Workday Extend, Integrations, and More: Build Agile Solutions

Chapter 7 Highlights: Workday Partners: Working Better Together

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