What are the pros and cons of integrating benefits administration with external reporting platforms versus using native Workday Reporting?

ianplanner
Sun, 08 Jun 2025 10:30:00 +0000
Workday HCM

We’re evaluating whether to integrate our benefits administration data with Tableau/Power BI for reporting or stick with native Workday Reporting. Our benefits team wants the flexibility of external BI tools but I’m concerned about data governance, compliance requirements like HIPAA and GDPR, and the integration latency tradeoffs.

Native Workday Reporting is secure and integrated but less flexible for ad-hoc analysis. External platforms offer better visualization and analytics capabilities but introduce data replication, security concerns, and potential compliance issues with sensitive health information.

What factors should we consider when making this architectural decision? Has anyone implemented a hybrid approach that balances security controls with reporting flexibility?

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