Workday is expanding its move into analytics with a series of specialized, predictive applications designed to help staff in HR and financial management roles retain top workers and make more accurate forecasts.

“The new order is prediction and recommendation,” said Dan Beck, vice president of technology products. If Netflix can suggest a movie you should watch next, Workday ought to be able to tell a human resources manager which top performers are at high risk of leaving the company, and suggest options for retaining them, Beck added.

Insight Applications are based partly on technology Workday gained from buying predictive analytic startup Identified earlier this year.

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