Teeing Up for Success: Workday's Automation Journey

Through automation and Cisco Services as Code, Workday has transformed its network operations, enhancing security, resiliency, and consistency.

Story highlights

Challenges

  • The need for a consistent and standardized approach for network configurations
  • The need to automate manual processes to improve efficiencies
  • The need for automated security processes to decrease manual effort and enhance security posture

Results

  • Implemented  Cisco Services as Code for Cisco devices, including automated device builds, validation checks, and configuration as code to enable consistent configurations
  • Implemented and automated 370 security best practices, enhancing security
  • Automation of consistent business processes and network infrastructure improved productivity and created a more secure, resilient network

The story

The three main benefits that we get from automation are security, resiliency, and consistency.

Jason Sacco, Senior Network Operations Manager, Workday

Industry: Technical Services

Company size: 18,800 employees

Location: Pleasanton, California