Our story
In 2005, software visionaries Aneel Bhusri and Dave Duffield met at the Jax Truckee Diner outside of Lake Tahoe in California. They decided to form a start-up – one that would sell cloud-based applications for finance and HR. The two long-time friends had plenty of experience. Dave had founded PeopleSoft in 1987 and served as the company’s CEO and chairman of the board. Aneel had held a number of leadership positions at PeopleSoft, including senior vice president of product strategy. On that day in 2005, they resolved to build a company that would revolutionise the enterprise software market. The result is Workday.
Great ideas start with breakfast
Software visionaries Aneel Bhusri and Dave Duffield meet at a Truckee diner near Lake Tahoe in California and decide to form a start-up – one that would sell user-friendly enterprise cloud applications for finance and HR.
A star is born
Workday announces the general availability of its first application, Workday Human Capital Management.
A fresh approach to financial management
Workday announces the beta release of Workday Financial Management, an entirely new model for helping companies manage revenue, resources, and financial accounting.
Workday Rising kicks off
Workday hosts the first Workday Rising event – a gathering where customers, prospective customers, and partners can exchange best practices, share great ideas, and make new connections.
A great place to work
Workday is named one of the “Best Places to Work in the Bay Area”, the first of many acknowledgements of its great company culture.
100+ customers
More than 100 companies in 46 countries have selected Workday as their cloud application for finance and HR.
Unifying HR and talent management
With the delivery of Workday 10, global organisations now have a single system-of-record for both talent management and core human capital management.
A campus in the cloud
Workday announces Workday Student – the first true cloud application for higher education, designed in partnership with colleges and universities.
Workday goes public
On 12 October, Workday achieves another huge milestone: a debut on the New York Stock Exchange. Shares of Workday jump as much as 83 per cent in a red-hot trading debut following its initial public offering.
Reinventing recruiting
Workday announces the availability of Workday Recruiting, an end-to-end application that redefines the way today’s hiring teams find, engage, and select the best internal and external candidates for open positions.
Workday celebrates 10 years in the cloud
More than 700 customers and over 3,700 employees worldwide. What a decade!
Happy customers
Workday achieves a 98 per cent customer satisfaction rating – the highest of any major enterprise application vendor.