TMCnet News
Workday Customers Live on Amazon Web ServicesCustomers in North America Including Fresche Solutions and Twitch Now Run Workday on AWS; Workday Plans to Offer AWS Option to Customers in Germany in 2019 PLEASANTON, Calif. and VIENNA, Austria, Nov. 14, 2018 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- WORKDAY RISING EUROPE -- Workday, Inc. (NASDAQ: WDAY), a leader in enterprise cloud applications for finance and human resources, today announced that customers including Fresche Solutions and Twitch are now running Workday applications on Amazon Web Services, Inc. (AWS). The announcement signals a milestone for Workday as this is the first time that its customers are running its suite of applications – including Workday Financial Management and Workday Human Capital Management – in the public cloud. Furthering the reach of Workday running on AWS, which is currently available to customers headquartered in Canada as well as select customers in the US, Workday also announced that it plans to extend the offering to customers in Germany in the first half of 2019, with additional geographies to follow based on customer demand. Customers that select to run Workday on AWS benefit from:
“With Workday running on AWS, we equip customers with yet another lever to accelerate their own innovation, so they can better manage and grow their businesses,” said David Clarke, senior vice president, technology development, Workday. “Workday is fully committed to driving scale, high availability, flexibility, and an amazing cloud ERP platform for all of our customers – both on AWS and in our own data centers – for the long term.” “Workday and AWS have had a strong relationship for more than ten years, and we count some of the world’s most innovative companies among our mutual customers,” said Kurt Kufeld, vice president, AWS Platform, Amazon Web Services, Inc. “Delivering Workday’s suite of applications on AWS is a notable milestone in our mission to enable organizations around the world to take advantage of the full scale, reliability, and performance of AWS.” “Running Workday on AWS fits into our broader focus on putting people first by taking advantage of modern computing practices and technologies to improve business processes and develop customer-facing applications,” said Patrick Thibault, chief financial officer, Fresche Solutions. “As one of the first customers running Workday on AWS in Canada, we are able to leverage the cloud ERP platform to better run our organization and serve our customers.” Additional Information About Workday Forward-Looking Statements Any unreleased services, features, or functions referenced in this document, our website, or other press releases or public statements that are not currently available are subject to change at Workday's discretion and may not be delivered as planned or at all. Customers who purchase Workday, Inc. services should make their purchase decisions based upon services, features, and functions that are currently available. © 2018. Workday, Inc. All rights reserved. Workday and the Workday logo are registered trademarks of Workday, Inc. All other brand and product names are trademarks or registered trademarks of their respective holders. Media Contact: Workday |