Mar 19: Workday Inc. announced the global availability of Sana from Workday, a next-generation AI experience designed to transform how work gets done across organizations.
The launch includes Sana for Workday, a unified AI interface; Sana Self-Service Agent, which automates HR and finance workflows; and Sana Enterprise, which extends AI capabilities across enterprise systems beyond Workday.
Bringing AI Into the Core of Business Operations
Unlike traditional AI tools that operate in silos, Sana integrates directly into Workday’s core systems, enabling secure, accurate, and policy-driven automation. By leveraging existing enterprise data, permissions, and compliance frameworks, Sana ensures enterprise-grade reliability in every interaction.
“AI only works in the enterprise when it’s connected to trusted, deterministic systems,” said Aneel Bhusri, Co-founder, CEO, and Chair of Workday. “Sana brings it all together—enabling people to search, reason, and orchestrate work across the enterprise in a single experience.”
AI Agents That Do More Than Assist
Sana introduces intelligent AI agents capable of executing real tasks across systems, built on four core capabilities:
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Find: Instantly delivers accurate, cited answers from enterprise data
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Act: Executes tasks across systems based on user permissions
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Build: Creates dashboards, summaries, and documents on demand
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Automate: Enables no-code workflows to run multi-step processes seamlessly
This approach moves beyond suggestion-based AI, enabling action-oriented automation embedded within daily workflows.
A Unified AI Experience for Employees and Leaders
Sana for Workday serves as a centralized interface for employees, managers, CHROs, and CFOs to interact with enterprise systems through conversational AI, replacing traditional navigation with a more intuitive experience.
“Most AI tools today look impressive in demos but fail to transform real work,” said Gerrit Kazmaier, President, Product & Technology at Workday. “With Sana, AI agents take action using trusted context—delivering real outcomes, not just suggestions.”
The Sana Self-Service Agent enhances productivity by handling everyday HR and finance tasks, offering 300+ skills across areas such as payroll, time tracking, and absence management. This reduces support workloads and allows teams to focus on higher-value activities.
Extending AI Across the Enterprise
With Sana Enterprise, Workday expands AI capabilities beyond its platform by integrating with widely used tools such as Google Workspace, Microsoft Outlook, Slack, Salesforce, ServiceNow, and more.
These integrations allow employees to complete cross-platform tasks in a single conversation, such as scheduling meetings, accessing documents, or reviewing project updates—eliminating the need to switch between multiple applications.
“Sana is the closest thing to a superintelligent co-worker,” said Joel Hellermark, Senior Vice President and General Manager of AI at Workday. “You ask for an outcome, and Sana coordinates the steps to deliver it.”
Driving Enterprise Adoption of AI
Early adopters report significant improvements in productivity and adoption, with organizations leveraging Sana as a central AI interface for managing workflows, knowledge, and automation.
Available through Workday Flex Credits, Sana enables customers to start using AI capabilities without additional licensing barriers, accelerating adoption across enterprises globally.
