BREAKING
Legacy SaaS Demoted to Data Stores
Data Layer vs Action Layer
Legacy SaaS
Data layer
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Salesforce, Workday, Cornerstone
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Holds data of record
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Reduced to storage
AI Agents
Action layer
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Newer vendors
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Run logic and interfaces
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Do the daily work
Agents Cut Modernization Effort
McKinsey time cut
50
Centric rewrite cost cut
50
Centric timeline cut
80
Pressure on Per-Seat Pricing
1
Per-seat subscriptions
↓
2
API-based access
↓
3
Usage or outcome billing
Skeptics Warn of Real Risks
Data Platform or Commodity Store
AI NEWS BLITZ
Big enterprises are turning established SaaS platforms into back-end data stores and handing the real work to AI agents.