Software
Workday HCM
Cloud-based enterprise human capital management and financial management platform
🔶 Elevated Risk · Score 2.25/5
Product Details
- Vendor
- 🇺🇸 Workday, Inc.
- HQ Country
- 🇺🇸 US
- Risk Level
- 🔶 Elevated
- Open Source
- No
- Data Portability
- Partial
- Self-Hosted
- No
Hosting & Jurisdiction
Data Residency
🏳️ EU/EEA
Jurisdiction Exposure
🇺🇸 US
Cloud-only. EU data centers available. US company subject to CLOUD Act.
NDSI Assessment
2.2
/ 5.0 risk score
v1.0 · 2025-12-19
⚠️ 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 Breakdown
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
Use Areas
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