Western Digital
5601 Great Oaks Parkway,
San Jose, 95119, CA,
United States
San Jose, 95119, CA,
United States
1 408-717-6000
Manufacturing
Western Digital Technographics
Western Digital Technographics, Software Purchases, AI and Digital Transformation Initiatives
Discover the latest software purchases and digital transformation initiatives being undertaken by Western Digital and its business and technology executives. Each quarter our research team identifies on-prem and cloud applications that are being used by the 40000 Western Digital employees from the public (Press Releases, Customer References, Testimonials, Case Studies and Success Stories) and proprietary sources.
During our research, we have identified that Western Digital has purchased the following applications: Oracle Cloud ERP for ERP Financial in 2015, Workday Absence Management for Absence and Leave Management in 2015, SAS Asset Performance Analytics for Asset Performance Management in 2018 and the related IT decision-makers and key stakeholders.
Our database provides customer insight and contextual information on which enterprise applications and software systems Western Digital is running and its propensity to invest more and deepen its relationship with Oracle , SAP , Workday or identify new suppliers as part of their overall Digital and IT transformation projects to stay competitive, fend off threats from disruptive forces, or comply with internal mandates to improve overall enterprise efficiency.
We have been analyzing Western Digital revenues, which have grown to $9.52 billion in 2024, plus its IT budget and roadmap, cloud software purchases, aggregating massive amounts of data points that form the basis of our forecast assumptions for Western Digital intention to invest in emerging technologies such as AI, Machine Learning, IoT, Blockchain, Autonomous Database or in cloud-based ERP, HCM, CRM, EPM, Procurement or Treasury applications.
Western Digital Tech Stack and Enterprise Applications
ERP Financial Management
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| Oracle | Oracle E-Business Suite | Oracle Cloud ERP | ERP Financial | ERP Financial Management | n/a | 2015 | 2016 |
In 2015, Western Digital implemented Oracle Cloud ERP as its core ERP Financial platform. The program consolidated three prior ERP instances including Oracle E-Business Suite into Oracle Cloud ERP, establishing a single cloud-based ERP Financial environment for global finance and procurement operations.
The implementation centered on Oracle Cloud ERP procurement and finance capabilities, with a primary focus on Oracle Procure to Pay solutions and source to pay process transformation. Configuration work included supplier onboarding, procure to pay workflow automation, and simplified approval workflow design to align procurement authorization with enterprise controls.
Operational scope covered a global rollout of the Oracle Cloud ERP Procure to Pay stack, onboarding 17,000 suppliers and enabling approximately 15,000 internal users on the platform. The program included enterprise wide training and simulation programs, delivered across eight countries, and trained more than 5,000 super users and subject matter experts to support adoption and ongoing operations.
Governance and process change emphasized centralized procurement governance and streamlined approval processes, with IT enterprise applications leadership acting as the IT business partner to Global Procurement. The rollout delivered significant efficiency in source to pay operations and was recognized with internal CIO awards, reflecting organizational adoption and governance maturity.
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Expense Management | ERP Financial Management |
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2018 | 2018 |
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HCM
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| Workday | Legacy | Workday Absence Management | Absence and Leave Management | HCM | n/a | 2015 | 2015 |
In 2015, Western Digital implemented Workday Absence Management as its Absence and Leave Management solution to centralize global leave administration. The deployment established Workday Absence Management within a broader Workday HRMS footprint intended to provide a single HRMS platform and consistent business processes globally.
The implementation covered core absence configuration and lifecycle workflows, including absence plans, entitlements, eligibility rules, and approval routing consistent with Absence and Leave Management functional practices. Workday Absence Management was configured alongside Benefits and HCM functional components, and the project team provided consultant level support for Compliance Training and Global Mobility catalogues to align time off, benefits coordination, and employee records.
Integrations were scoped to deliver an interface to payroll for all areas from Workday, ensuring absence posting and payroll calculations were coordinated. The program operated with Centers of Excellence representing HR, Benefits, Payroll, and Global Mobility, and the delivery team acted as liaison with an implementation partner to coordinate design, testing, and production readiness. A separate global rollout of the Taleo recruiting system was managed within the same program, providing a unified approval process while HRIS work focused on Workday for absence and records management.
Governance emphasized COE driven design and structured testing, with the lead analyst consulting COEs to translate requirements into business, functional, and technical documentation. The team advised COEs on new application compatibility with Workday and executed iterative design, testing, and post production deployment cycles for new functionality and integrations. Change management included COE signoffs and documented workflows for absence administration and payroll interfacing.
Post production support was provided at the consultant level for HCM, Benefits, Absence, Compliance Training, and Global Mobility, with ongoing liaison across departments to design, test, and promote new Workday functionality. The program delivered a unified Workday Absence Management deployment that sits within the company wide Workday HRMS strategy and supports global HR and payroll processes.
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Benefits Administration | HCM |
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2015 | 2015 |
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Candidate Relationship Management, Talent Sourcing | HCM |
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2017 | 2017 |
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Compensation Management | HCM |
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2015 | 2015 |
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Core HR | HCM |
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2022 | 2022 |
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Employee Engagement | HCM |
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2020 | 2020 |
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Employee Experience | HCM |
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2015 | 2015 |
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Employee Recognition and Rewards Management | HCM |
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2011 | 2011 |
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HR Service Delivery | HCM |
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2017 | 2017 |
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Learning and Development | HCM |
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2015 | 2015 |
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Payroll | HCM |
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2015 | 2015 |
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Payroll | HCM |
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2022 | 2022 |
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Performance and Goal Management | HCM |
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2015 | 2015 |
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Performance and Goal Management, Employee Recognition and Rewards Management | HCM |
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2018 | 2018 |
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Recruiting | HCM |
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2014 | 2014 |
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Recruiting, Applicant Tracking System | HCM |
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2012 | 2012 |
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Recruiting, Applicant Tracking System | HCM |
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2022 | 2022 |
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Time and Attendance | HCM |
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2015 | 2015 |
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Time Clock (Hardware) | HCM |
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2011 | 2011 |
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Workforce Analytics | HCM |
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2015 | 2015 |
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ERP Services and Operations
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| SAS Institute | Legacy | SAS Asset Performance Analytics | Asset Performance Management | ERP Services and Operations | n/a | 2018 | 2019 |
In 2018, Western Digital deployed SAS Asset Performance Analytics to support manufacturing quality and predictive maintenance across its hard disk drive operations. SAS Asset Performance Analytics is implemented as an Asset Performance Management solution to identify potential failures early in the production process and prevent yield excursions.
The deployment ingests a comprehensive data mart built by Western Digital that contains thousands of variables from suppliers, manufacturing, testing, shipment and customer use. SAS Asset Performance Analytics monitors equipment sensors and tags machine to machine data, enabling predictive model building, data extraction, data conversion and advanced data analysis. The solution includes a built in case management system that organizes exceptions and engineer workflows for rapid investigation.
Operational coverage centers on the Hard Disk Drive Analytics department and on production lines where engineers receive alerts when device performance indicators exceed thresholds. The implementation supports end to end product and component traceability across the lifecycle, giving engineers actionable alerts to make timely decisions before a yield excursion occurs.
Process changes included shifting from reactive root cause analysis to predictive monitoring and instituting alert driven case management workflows for timely remediation. Engineers execute model driven investigations and decisioning using extracted and converted data to prioritize interventions and reduce the distribution of defective units.
As deployed, SAS Asset Performance Analytics enabled Western Digital to predict yield excursions and reduce losses caused by defective devices, lowering returned unit volumes and reinforcing customer loyalty and trust, outcomes explicitly stated by the company. This implementation is an Asset Performance Management initiative focused on protecting product quality across HDD manufacturing.
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Business Process Management | ERP Services and Operations |
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2016 | 2016 |
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Travel Management | ERP Services and Operations |
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2018 | 2018 |
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AI Development
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ML and Data Science Platforms | AI Development |
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2018 | 2018 |
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Analytics and BI
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Analytics and BI | Analytics and BI |
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2014 | 2018 |
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Analytics and BI | Analytics and BI |
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2019 | 2019 |
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Analytics and BI | Analytics and BI |
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2022 | 2022 |
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Collaboration
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Collaboration | Collaboration |
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2020 | 2020 |
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Content Management
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Contract Lifecycle Management | Content Management |
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2017 | 2017 |
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Digital Asset Management | Content Management |
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2016 | 2016 |
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eCommerce
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Personalization and Product Recommendations | eCommerce |
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2016 | 2016 |
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SCM
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Real-Time Transportation Visibility | SCM |
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2018 | 2018 |
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Supply Chain Management | SCM |
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2021 | 2021 |
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Transportation Management | SCM |
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2017 | 2017 |
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Warehouse Management | SCM |
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2010 | 2010 |
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Warehouse Management | SCM |
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2010 | 2010 |
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CRM
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Account Based Marketing | CRM |
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2022 | 2022 |
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Account Based Marketing, Sales Engagement | CRM |
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2016 | 2016 |
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Community Management | CRM |
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2018 | 2018 |
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Customer Data Platform | CRM |
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2016 | 2016 |
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Customer Support | CRM |
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2017 | 2017 |
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Data Management Platform | CRM |
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2016 | 2016 |
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Digital Advertising Platform | CRM |
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2019 | 2019 |
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Digital Advertising Platform | CRM |
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2023 | 2023 |
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Marketing Analytics | CRM |
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2018 | 2018 |
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Marketing Analytics | CRM |
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2021 | 2021 |
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Marketing Analytics | CRM |
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2019 | 2019 |
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Marketing Analytics | CRM |
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2016 | 2016 |
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Marketing Automation | CRM |
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2019 | 2019 |
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Marketing Automation | CRM |
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2018 | 2018 |
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Marketing Automation | CRM |
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2017 | 2017 |
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Marketing Automation | CRM |
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2016 | 2016 |
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Sales Automation, CRM, Sales Engagement | CRM |
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2015 | 2015 |
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Tag Management | CRM |
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2017 | 2017 |
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Tag Management | CRM |
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2020 | 2020 |
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ITSM
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IT Service Management | ITSM |
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2013 | 2013 |
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Investment Management
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Trading Platform | Investment Management |
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2017 | 2017 |
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PLM and Engineering
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Electronic Design | PLM and Engineering |
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2018 | 2018 |
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Electrostatic Discharge Simulation (ESD) | PLM and Engineering |
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2015 | 2015 |
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Procurement
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Procure to Pay | Procurement |
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2015 | 2015 |
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Procurement | Procurement |
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2016 | 2016 |
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Sourcing | Procurement |
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2016 | 2016 |
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SPM
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Configure Price Quote (CPQ) | SPM |
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2017 | 2017 |
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Incentive Compensation Management | SPM |
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2020 | 2020 |
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TRM
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Governance, Risk and Compliance | TRM |
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2013 | 2013 |
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Treasury Management | TRM |
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2015 | 2015 |
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IaaS
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Application Hosting and Computing Services | IaaS |
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2019 | 2019 |
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Application Hosting and Computing Services | IaaS |
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2019 | 2019 |
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Application Hosting and Computing Services | IaaS |
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2021 | 2021 |
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Backup as a Service (BaaS) | IaaS |
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2018 | 2018 |
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Cloud Storage | IaaS |
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2019 | 2019 |
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Cloud Storage | IaaS |
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2016 | 2016 |
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Content Delivery Network | IaaS |
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2020 | 2020 |
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Content Delivery Network | IaaS |
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2014 | 2014 |
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Content Delivery Network | IaaS |
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2019 | 2019 |
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Database Management | IaaS |
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2016 | 2016 |
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CyberSecurity
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Secure Email Gateways (SEGs) | CyberSecurity |
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2021 | 2021 |
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Secure Email Gateways (SEGs) | CyberSecurity |
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2021 | 2021 |
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Professional Services
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PEO (Professional Employer Organization) | Professional Services |
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2013 | 2013 |
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Professional Services | Professional Services |
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2024 | 2024 |
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IT Decision Makers and Key Stakeholders at Western Digital
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Apps Being Evaluated by Western Digital Executives
APPS RUN THE WORLD tracks software evaluation trends across 2 million companies worldwide, including buyer insights from Western Digital IT executives and key decision makers. This section highlights Western Digital's latest recorded technology evaluations, including Malbek CLM for Contract Lifecycle Management on 2026-03-17, AuditBoard for Governance, Risk and Compliance on 2025-08-29, and Anaplan Platform for EPM on 2025-04-18. As part of ARTW Buyer Intent and technographics insights, these findings provide useful visibility into the Western Digital digital transformation priorities and AI adoption trends.
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FAQ - APPS RUN THE WORLD Western Digital Technographics
Western Digital is a Manufacturing organization based in United States,
with around 40000 employees and annual revenues of $9.52 billion.
Western Digital operates a diverse technology stack with applications such as
Oracle Cloud ERP, Workday Absence Management and SAS Asset Performance Analytics,
covering areas like ERP Financial, Absence and Leave Management and Asset Performance Management.
Western Digital has invested in cloud applications and AI-driven platforms to optimize efficiency and growth,
collaborating with vendors such as Oracle, Workday and SAS Institute.
Western Digital recently adopted applications including
Ceridian Outsourcing Services Payroll in 2024, Magnite (ex Rubicon Project) in 2023 and Workday HCM in 2022,
highlighting its ongoing modernization strategy.
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