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Workday acquires Pipedream: expanding AI integration platform

Coen or Sander Season 2 Episode 35

We discuss Workday's acquisition of Pipedream with Gabe Monroy, SVP and GM Platform at Workday. Pipedream is an iPaaS platform competing with Zapier and Make. The acquisition supports Workday's ambitious AI strategy, enabling enterprise insights to trigger actions across 3,000+ third-party connectors. Monroy explains how Workday plans to maintain Pipedream as an open ecosystem while integrating it into their agentic AI vision. He also covers the recent Flowwise acquisition, Workday Go for SMB expansion, and the new EU sovereign cloud offering to meet European regulatory requirements.

The interview reveals Workday's accelerated innovation pace through strategic acquisitions and organic development, positioning the platform to compete with major enterprise SaaS players while addressing multi-platform agent governance challenges.

Key Takeaways:
• Pipedream will remain available to existing users and startups
• Workday is building agent capabilities using Pipedream connectors for use cases like automated performance review feedback
• The company is targeting SMB markets with Workday Go
• EU sovereign cloud addresses data residency and AI regulation requirements
• Workday is increasing development velocity through both acquisitions and internal improvements

Chapters:
0:59 - Pipedream acquisition announcement
3:29 - Integration and ecosystem strategy
6:36 - Managing agents across platforms
8:29 - Workday Go for SMB market
10:45 - Competition and innovation velocity
14:43 - EU sovereign cloud initiative
16:59 - Future acquisition plans

Keywords: Workday, Pipedream, iPaaS, agentic AI, enterprise integration, API automation, Flowwise, EU sovereign cloud, Workday Go, platform strategy, Peter Bayless, enterprise SaaS, agent orchestration, SMB expansion