Please read the case study and answer the quesations below.. (a) What is Workday

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Please read the case study and answer the quesations below..

(a) What is Workday: Enterprise Software as a Service (Saas) URL http://www.youtube.com/watch?v 2gkBvllrTJY, L-3:52 (b) Workday: Mobile Solutions for iPad URL http://www.youtube.com/watch?v-a CpGOvuR9k; L: 7:06 Workday is a cloud-based enterprise software company that went public in September 2012. Workday provides the functionality of enterprise software provided on site by firms like Oracle and SAP, long considered the duopoly of enterprise software. Unlike these traditional enterprise software firms that sell standalone software and the infrastructure required to operate it, Workday leases the software, which is located on Workday's cloud servers. Companies purchase subscriptions to their services, and then employees access the software through web browsers on laptops, desktops, and tablet computers. SUMMARY

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1. What kinds of functionality and capability does Workday provide to its customers?

Workday provides enterprise software solutions that are hosted on its cloud. It leases them to its customers who can access this software from their browsers. It means that they do not have to buy the software itself but use the software on a need basis and get billed according to their usage for as long as they want. This is the motivation behind Software As a Service (SaaS). As it is cloud based, the customers can access it as long as they have access to the internet and have the right credentials. They need not have a desktop or laptop which has the software installed. This provides more flexibility.

2. Why would a firm chose Workday over a competitor like Oracle or SAP? What role does a consulting firm like Towers Watson play in the implementation of Workday?

Workday is updating its product features very rapidly and makes close to 3 updates every year. The good thing is that the customers are not charged for the updates unlike their competitors who charge. SAP and Oracle have been leaders in on-premise enterprise software packages. These packages require firms to hire consultants who can install systems for them which are compatible. It is also a huge capital investment that has a very high attrition rate. The systems become outdated over a couple of years as the new software will require a different configuration of systems.

Firms like Towers Watson help the clients who want to migrate to workday to think about their processes and then help in migrating. Towers Watson have a lot of experience with Human Capital Management. They also have a huge client base.

3. What role did the iPad play in supporting the development of Workday?

iPad had the potential to replace desktops and laptops. Workday optimized their cloud product to work on iPad. Workday for iPad gives a mobile and easy to carry device loaded with the capabilities of Workday.

4. What is the Workfeed feature and why is it like Facebook?

Workfeed is like the Facebook for professional life that allows to monitor personal acitivty streams, prioritize tasks, receive notifications, approve requests, etc. In that sense, it is like Facebook.

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