How Workday Connects Context Across Business Tools

Workday discovered a frustrating pattern: every AI tool brings its own unique semantic layer, data layer, and storage layer, making integration nearly impossible. But businesses don't care what tool you're using — they need context to flow across platforms seamlessly.

Key takeaways:

• Every AI tool building its own semantic layer creates interoperability nightmares across your tech stack

• Businesses need integrated AI experiences, not siloed tools with incompatible context layers

• A neutral, platform-agnostic layer needs to understand context across users, data, and platforms

• Context should be available to everyone regardless of which tool they're consuming it from

• Partnering on shared semantic infrastructure solves what individual vendors can't fix alone