AI Image
Major outages hit Walmart, Target and other companies
Yahoo Tech • • business
Key Points:
- A major software glitch caused Workday, a human resources platform used by over 11,500 businesses globally, to go down on a Friday afternoon, disrupting employees' ability to clock in, request time off, and complete training.
- The outage began shortly after 5 p.m., with nearly 3,000 reports recorded on Downdetector, leading to widespread administrative challenges across various organizations.
- Large corporations such as Walmart, Target, General Electric, Morgan Stanley, Netflix, and Southwest Airlines, as well as municipal governments in cities like Seattle, Dallas, and Philadelphia and federal agencies including NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory, were affected.
- The glitch reportedly occurred during testing of Workday's backup systems, and the company is working urgently to resolve the issue but has not provided a timeline for full restoration.
- While the disruption caused significant frustration, it temporarily halted many routine HR tasks for employees across thousands of businesses.
