Future of Work - A Workday Podcast From Apps to Agents: Turning Global Data into a Defensible AI Moat - Future of Work Podcast
Feb 24, 2026
Gerrit Kazmaier, Workday President of Product and Technology, leads product and platform strategy. He discusses placing foundation models into enterprise stacks. He talks about AI transforming HR and finance workflows. He explains why unified cloud data creates an AI advantage. He outlines Sana, an intelligent work UI, and Workday’s agent roadmap and monetization approach.
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AI As The New Personalized Work UI
- AI becomes a new UI that personalizes work by acting as a continuous intelligent assistant.
- Use cases include an in-pocket sidekick for expense approvals and a personal tutor that tailors learning to role-specific needs in real time.
Open AI Platform Lowers Integration Barriers
- Composable AI and open platform APIs reduce integration costs that pushed customers toward monolithic suites.
- Workday is publishing AI APIs and connectors so partners and ISVs can build on a unified HR and finance platform.
Moat Is Data Context And Process Engine
- Workday's moat is data plus business context plus process engine, not raw data alone.
- Global unified cloud data, defined semantics for workers/skills/invoices, and process constraints enable enterprise-grade AI accuracy and compliance.