Workday to Buy Sana for $1.1 Billion as Part of Enterprise AI Push

By Nicholas G. Miller

Workday is acquiring Sana, an AI company focused on workplace tools, for $1.1 billion as part of a broader push to offer companies and their employees AI services.

Workday said the acquisition will help it offer AI agents that customers can use to automate repetitive tasks, search across a company's data sources and create presentations and documents.

"This will make Workday the new front door for work, delivering a proactive, personalized, and intelligent experience that unlocks unmatched AI capabilities for the workplace," said Gerrit Kazmaier, Workday's president of product and technology.

Workday also said the Sana acquisition would deepen its educational offerings, allowing companies to quickly create courses and offer personalized tutoring through AI tools, supporting employee skill-building.

The transaction is expected to close in Workday's fourth quarter ending January 31, 2026.

On Tuesday, Workday also disclosed multiple other initiatives to roll out AI tools to businesses, including a collaboration with Microsoft to help organizations securely manage AI agents across their platforms. It also said it was releasing Workday Build, a developer platform where customers can create AI tools directly through Workday.

Write to Nicholas G. Miller at nicholas.miller@wsj.com.