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Workday Selects Harness to Accelerate AI Software Delivery


Workday Selects Harness to Accelerate AI Software Delivery
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  • March 20, 2026

Workday, the enterprise AI platform for managing people, money, and agents, will leverage Harness to further strengthen its sophisticated software delivery capabilities. This partnership supports Workday's commitment to customer-driven innovation at massive scale and with exceptional resilience.

Quick Intel

  • Workday adopts Harness to automate and accelerate its software delivery lifecycle while upholding rigorous enterprise security and governance standards.
  • Harness provides AI-driven verification, acting as "safety sensors" to check code for security, performance, and compliance in real time.
  • Enables Workday engineering teams to reduce manual coordination and focus on developing advanced AI features for customers.
  • Applies deep organizational context to delivery, testing, verification, and security processes to surface risks earlier and improve efficiency.
  • Supports faster, safer delivery of agentic AI capabilities that meet Workday's high standards for trust and compliance.
  • Harness is chosen for its ability to operate at extreme scale for global enterprises with the world's largest brands.

Workday's platform operates as a complex digital assembly line for updating massive enterprise software. By integrating Harness, Workday enhances this process with intelligent, AI-powered automation that verifies quality and compliance continuously throughout the pipeline.

"Workday's ability to innovate for customers starts with how fast and safely we can evolve the platform," said Gabe Monroy, SVP and GM, Workday Platform. "We've built Workday to operate at extreme scale under strict security and governance requirements. Harness helps us automate more of our software delivery pipeline and apply AI‑driven verification throughout it, so we can surface issues earlier and ship agentic AI capabilities faster—with the same level of trust and enterprise compliance customers expect from Workday."

Harness delivers specialized automation across the entire software delivery lifecycle, including delivery orchestration, testing, verification, and security. Its AI capabilities bring contextual intelligence to these stages, helping identify potential issues proactively and enabling more efficient, reliable releases.

"Workday's advanced engineering standards demand a platform capable of operating at an extreme scale for the world's largest brands," said Jyoti Bansal, co-founder and CEO at Harness. "Workday's core platform technology is already among the most advanced in the world. We are proud that the Harness platform was chosen to meet their rigorous requirements for speed and governance as software delivery becomes increasingly AI-driven."

This collaboration positions Workday to deliver groundbreaking AI innovations more rapidly and securely, reinforcing its leadership in enterprise AI while meeting the exacting demands of global customers.

 

About Harness 

Harness is the AI Software Delivery Platform™ company, enabling engineering teams to build, test, and deliver software faster and more securely. Powered by Harness AI and the Software Delivery Knowledge Graph, the platform brings intelligent automation to every stage of the software delivery lifecycle after code—removing toil and freeing developers from manual, repetitive work. Companies like United Airlines, Morningstar, and Choice Hotels use Harness to accelerate releases by up to 75%, cut cloud costs by 60%, and achieve 10x efficiency across DevOps. Based in San Francisco, Harness is backed by Goldman Sachs, Menlo Ventures, IVP, Unusual Ventures, and Citi Ventures.

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