# Workday continues EMEA expansion with South Africa launch Author: Pal Sinha, Barnali Author URL: https://financedigest.com/author/pal-sinha-barnali Published: 2018-02-21 Category: NEWS Category URL: https://financedigest.com/category/news Meta Title: Workday Expands Operations into South Africa Meta Description: Workday, Inc. announced new office in Johannesburg to support South African customers and cloud migration. Trusted by top global organisations. Tags: featured Tag URLs: featured (https://financedigest.com/tag/featured) URL: https://financedigest.com/workday-continues-emea-expansion-with-south-africa-launchhtml ![undefined](https://prod.superblogcdn.com/site_cuid_cm5qst7v3003gwirgwqtxn8i8/images/fd200218-6-1736842970384-compressed.jpg) _New operations support customers in South Africa and help new customers move their businesses to the cloud_ [Workday, Inc](https://www.workday.com/en-gb/homepage.html).(NASDAQ: WDAY), a leader in enterprise cloud applications for [finance](https://www.workday.com/en-gb/applications/financial-management.html) and [human resources](https://www.workday.com/en-gb/applications/human-capital-management.html), today announced it is expanding its operations into South Africa with the opening of a new office in Johannesburg. Services partners that currently support existing local customers are also primed and ready to assist new Workday deployments in South Africa. Workday started in 2005 with a clean sheet of paper in the cloud and a disruptive idea: to put people at the centre of enterprise software. Today, the [company has more than 1,900 customers globally](https://www.financedigest.com/global-body-urges-eu-to-make-company-life-simpler-by-aligning-climate-reporting.html "Global body urges EU to make company life simpler by aligning climate reporting") that have selected Workday for unique benefits including: - **A commitment to customer satisfaction** – Seventy percent of Workday’s rapidly-growing customer community—ranging from midsized [businesses to Fortune 50 enterprises—are live](https://www.financedigest.com/saving-on-water-bills-more-than-just-a-drop-in-the-ocean-for-businesses-facing-the-cost-of-living-crisis.html "Saving on water bills: More than just a drop in the ocean for businesses facing the cost-of-living crisis"). Because of this intensive focus on [customer success, Workday has consistently achieved a world-class customer satisfaction rating over 95 percent, including a 98 percent customer satisfaction rating this year](https://www.financedigest.com/first-year-of-n-ireland-protocol-required-1-million-customs-declarations.html "First year of N.Ireland protocol required 1 million customs declarations"). - **One unified** [system – With Workday, organisations have a single system to streamline their finance and HR operational processes](https://www.financedigest.com/persistence-innovation-to-replenish-the-tissue-processing-system-market.html "Persistence Innovation To Replenish The Tissue Processing System Market") and create a more engaging experience for their employees. Workday’s unified suite of products, including [Workday Financial Management](https://www.workday.com/en-za/applications/financial-management.html), [Workday Human Capital Management](https://www.workday.com/en-za/applications/human-capital-management.html) (HCM), [Workday Planning](https://www.workday.com/en-za/applications/human-capital-management/workforce-planning.html), and [Workday Prism Analytics](https://www.workday.com/en-za/applications/prism-analytics.html), empowers customers with the only cloud system to plan, execute, and analyse their business through one secure environment. - **A highly engaged community –** New customers will join over 250 global organisations that are successfully deployed and using Workday in [South Africa](https://www.financedigest.com/covid-cant-break-south-africas-love-affair-with-shopping-malls.html "COVID can’t break South Africa’s love affair with shopping malls"), including Aon, AstraZeneca, Cambridge University Press, Ferring, LafargeHolcim, Rolls Royce, TomTom, and South African-headquartered Dimension Data. As part of Workday’s collaborative community, customers have the [opportunity to share](https://www.financedigest.com/outside-door-handle-market-analysis-trends-top-manufacturers-share-growth-statistics-opportunities-and-forecast-to-2027.html "Outside Door Handle Market Analysis, Trends, Top Manufacturers, Share, Growth, Statistics, Opportunities and Forecast to 2027") ideas and best practices, and actively engage product teams on the next innovations **.** **Comments on the news** “Leading organisations trust Workday due to our long-standing [industry](https://www.financedigest.com/carlsbergs-poland-unit-could-stop-production-lack-of-co2-threatens-food-industry.html "Carlsberg’s Poland unit could stop production; lack of CO2 threatens food industry") reputation for having happy customers live on our products,” said Gonzalo Benedit, president, EMEA and APJ, Workday. “We have the right local team and partners in place to help organisations in South Africa drive their finance and HR transformations—with one unified system that is easy to use, quick to deploy, and ready to support [future](https://www.financedigest.com/plug-in-hybrid-electric-vehicles-phev-market-trends-growth-future-demand-analysis-and-forecast-by-2026.html "Plug-in Hybrid Electric Vehicles (PHEV) Market Trends, Growth, Future Demand, Analysis and Forecast by 2026") growth.” With the new office opening, Workday now has a presence in 14 countries across EMEA, including Austria, Belgium, Denmark, Finland, France, Germany, Ireland, Netherlands, Norway, South Africa, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, and the UK, as well as regional data centres in Dublin and Amsterdam. The company has approximately 1,300 employees based in EMEA. --- This blog is powered by Superblog. Visit https://superblog.ai to know more. ---