Workday’s Gerrit Kazmaier on Platform Power, Ecosystem Growth, and AI Trust | Cloud Wars Live

this special episode of Cloud Wars Live, Bob Evans chats with
Gerrit Kazmaier, president, products and technology, Workday.
They explore how Workday is evolving into a platform company, the
role of AI agents in reshaping enterprise workflows, and why
trust, accuracy, and extensibility are key to future-ready
business solutions. Kazmaier also discusses Workday’s approach to
ecosystem innovation and composable ERP.


Workday's AI Future


The Big Themes:



Real-World Business Value From AI-Driven
Results: Workday’s AI capabilities are already
producing concrete results. Kazmaier shares examples like a
recruiting agent that increased recruiter capacity by over 50%
and contract intelligence tools that slashed legal costs by up
to 60%. These aren’t experimental features—they’re embedded in
Workday’s workflows to improve productivity and efficiency.


Agents Will Enhance, Not Replace Applications:
Kazmeier addresses the myth that AI agents will replace
applications. Instead, Workday sees agents as accelerators of
existing apps. Many enterprise applications were designed
around human cognitive limits, but now AI agents can take over
some of those mental loads. Over time, agents will become so
proficient they’ll perform roles autonomously. But they won’t
erase apps,they’ll enhance them.


Composable ERP Is Now a Reality: Workday is
making good on the long-promised vision of composable ERP:
modular, customizable systems that allow organizations to
choose the best tools for each job. Historically, integration
challenges made composability difficult. Now, AI simplifies
that complexity. Intelligent interfaces and smarter integration
allow Workday’s ecosystem to plug into its core platform more
fluidly.



The Big Quote: “This is like early Internet days . . . some
people had innovative ideas. But economics weren't just there.
Bandwidth was limited and expensive; not everyone had an
Ilenternet-ready device...but as exponential improvements
happened . . . an entirely new economy was invented, and I think
it's the same with AI."


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