Monday. com will hold its Elevate conference on Oct. 28-29 at the Javits Center in New York City, centered on AI agents that execute business processes rather than only assist staff. Coverage by theCUBE with interviews and analysis airs Oct. 29. The timing matters because 92% of organizations now report AI in at least one stage of software delivery, up from 71% in early 2024, which shifts work management toward measurable output.
Elevate agenda and monday AI ecosystem
The two-day event gathers business leaders, developers and technology professionals to examine how AI changes enterprise operations. Sessions focus on building AI agents, creating applications with vibe coding and integrating automation into workflows. TheCUBE plans interviews on AI strategy, Agent Factory, monday sidekick and vibe coding. The format stresses practical implementation, a response to pressure to move from experimental pilots to systems with consistent results.
The monday AI ecosystem combines three elements with distinct roles. Agent Factory is positioned for creating specialized AI agents for departmental tasks. Monday sidekick supplies contextual assistance inside the workspace where work is tracked. Monday vibe lets users build custom business applications through natural-language prompts, lowering the coding expertise required. Together they link agent creation, daily assistance and no-code style building in one operational environment.
The shift fits a wider change in application development described by theCUBE Research. Principal analyst Paul Nashawaty frames it as a move from software that helps people manage work to AI-powered applications and agents that perform work. Analyst Sam Weston notes that 92% AI penetration in the delivery lifecycle, plus 79% of organizations expecting widespread agent adoption within three years, makes human-agent collaboration a near-term planning issue. Business teams want tailored tools faster while easing load on constrained engineering resources.
What this means for AI adoption in business
For companies using work management platforms, the consequence is a shorter path from backlog to working tool. Sales groups could qualify leads and update records through agents, while service teams could route and resolve tickets without separate handoffs. Small firms gain custom applications without expanding development staff, while large firms can connect cross-department processes in a shared environment. The differentiator is whether faster creation converts into production-grade releases with maintainability and enterprise controls.
The expansion carries governance limits that buyers need to verify before scaling. Agents that read sensitive data, modify records or initiate transactions need defined permissions, authentication rules and clear triggers for human approval. Decentralized building through natural-language prompts can create inconsistencies in access controls and accountability without centralized oversight. Principal analyst Krista Case stresses visibility into agent actions, controls on data and an audit trail from request to outcome.
The marker to watch is deployment discipline at Elevate and after Oct. 29. If monday. com demonstrates governed rollouts of Agent Factory and vibe-built apps with permissions, audit and scaling rules, agents gain a credible place in daily operations. That outcome will show whether speed of generation translates into reliable business value.
