Workday Elevate Berlin 2026: Meet Sana - Your New Digital Team Member

Key Takeaways

• Enterprise software user experience has fundamentally shifted, moving away from form-based, click-heavy interfaces towards natural language and AI-driven interactions.
• Sana, Workday's new digital team member, acts as an AI assistant that understands user context and business needs to streamline tasks.
• Sana provides managers with an AI assistant to handle heavy lifting, such as preparing for employee check-ins by summarizing goals and feedback.
• Sana simplifies international team management by accessing and applying local holiday and leave policies, eliminating the need for manual policy lookups.
• Sana's integration capabilities extend beyond Workday to connect with other enterprise systems like Outlook and Salesforce, enabling cross-platform actions.
• The acquisition of PipeDream significantly enhances Sana's ability to connect with thousands of enterprise systems, allowing for real-time information access and execution of changes.
• Sana can automate complex workflows, such as updating Salesforce with deal information or processing expense reports, freeing up employee time for more strategic tasks.
• By automating routine administrative tasks like expense reporting and system updates, Sana allows employees to reclaim valuable time for more impactful work.