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Workday, Inc.
US jurisdiction
Workday HCM
Cloud-based enterprise human capital management and financial management platform
Elevated Risk
(Score: 2.25/5)
Hosting & Jurisdiction
Data Residency
🏳️ EU/EEA
Jurisdiction Exposure
🇺🇸 US
Self-Hosted
No
Cloud-only. EU data centers available. US company subject to CLOUD Act.
⚠️ Jurisdiction Risk
This product is subject to foreign jurisdiction (US), which may allow foreign authorities to compel data disclosure.
Key Concerns
- Subject to US CLOUD Act
- High implementation cost
- Complex for smaller organizations
NDSI Assessment
Norwegian Digital Sovereignty Index v1.0 - Assessed 2025-12-19
Data
2/5
EU data centers available
Environment
2/5
Sustainability commitments
Legal
3/5
Subject to CLOUD Act
Local presence
2/5
Partners available, limited direct presence
National security
2/5
HR data subject to US jurisdiction
Operational
2/5
Cloud-only, Workday managed
Security
1/5
ISO 27001, SOC 1/2, strong security
Strategic
3/5
US company, enterprise HCM leader
Supply chain
2/5
Workday infrastructure
Technology
2/5
Modern platform, integration APIs
What You Can Do
Select EU data center
Configure data residency to EU
Effort: Low
Impact: Medium
Alternatives
Technical Details
Open Source
No
Data Portability
Partial
Self-Hosted
No