Workday is expanding its partnership with Google Cloud to embed AI agents directly into enterprise finance applications.

The integration allows finance teams to automate tasks like spend management, data analytics, and monthly reporting without leaving their existing daily workflows.

The collaboration brings Workday’s Sana Self-Service Agent into Gemini Enterprise.

This setup enables employees to query financial policies, check corporate card eligibility, and generate expense requests through conversational prompts.

Operationally, Gemini is now the default AI model for the Sana assistant.

Workday stated that this infrastructure gives users access to advanced reasoning and multilingual support while maintaining existing enterprise security permissions and approval chains.

The system supports multiple integration approaches, allowing AI agents to share information and hand off tasks autonomously in real time.

Zero-copy data integration

The partnership also links Workday Data Cloud with Google Cloud’s BigQuery using zero-copy data-sharing technology.

This method allows both platforms to query data exactly where it resides, removing the need to move or duplicate sensitive financial records for analysis.

This seamless connection is designed to help organisations analyse financial risks and business trends faster without compromising data security.

“Our customers want HR and finance at their fingertips, not scattered across a dozen applications,”

said Gerrit Kazmaier, President of Product and Technology at Workday.

Kazmaier added that the Google Cloud partnership places necessary answers and actions where people already work, supported by Workday’s built-in security and approvals.

“This partnership significantly expands integrations between Google Cloud and Workday in order to make AI agents more useful and accessible across the enterprise,”

said Karthik Narain, Chief Product and Business Officer at Google Cloud.

Deployment with system integrators

Workday and Google Cloud are working with global system integrators, including KPMG, Deloitte, and Accenture, to deploy the technology for enterprise clients.

These partners will help organisations identify high-impact use cases for agentic AI.

The Sana Self-Service Agent in Gemini Enterprise is currently in early access for eligible Workday customers. The Workday Data Cloud connection will reach general availability later this year.

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