The Ultimate Guide to Enterprise Resource Planning
A curated Australian edition of IndustrialDay news, analysis, interviews, reviews, job moves, and related resources for Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP).
What to know about Enterprise Resource Planning
Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) is a vital technology that integrates core business processes into a unified system, enabling organisations to manage operations more effectively. Recent developments showcase significant investments in cloud-based ERP solutions, reflecting a move towards scalable, flexible platforms that enhance productivity and provide real-time data insights.
Readers will find stories exploring how ERP helps manufacturers navigate economic challenges through data-driven strategies, supports financial transformation in public agencies, and facilitates business growth across sectors like retail, healthcare, and supply chain management. The integration of artificial intelligence and automation within ERP systems is highlighted as a key driver of improved decision-making and operational efficiency.
This collection also covers ERP vendor innovations, strategic partnerships, and emerging trends such as industry-specific cloud ERP, sustainability tracking, and enhanced customer engagement. Whether you are a business leader considering ERP implementation, an IT professional exploring digital transformation, or simply interested in the evolving ERP landscape, these stories provide valuable perspectives and insights.
Australian Enterprise Resource Planning News
Regional stories with direct local relevance
StackAdapt launches Ivy Studio AI hub for marketers
Marketers can now set campaign goals in one place as StackAdapt adds AI agents to its ad platform for planning, reporting and execution.
Servicely says AI cuts finance billing time by 92%
Back-office billing is emerging as an early AI win for finance teams, with one Servicely customer cutting invoice prep time by 92%.
AI could add AUD $4.8bn to small accounting sector
Labour shortages and rising client demands could be eased if more firms adopt AI, MYOB says, boosting annual revenue by AUD $4.8 billion.
Prophet hires senior duo as enterprise base surges
Rapid enterprise growth has pushed the decision intelligence company to bolster marketing science and cloud operations as customer numbers jumped 309%.
Manhattan adds AI explainability to ActivePlanning
Planners can now see why forecasts changed, as Manhattan embeds plain-language AI explanations inside ActivePlanning rather than forcing spreadsheet checks.
Babeltext expands translation platform to 249 languages
The Sydney-based firm says the upgrade could help agencies handle routine multilingual enquiries faster, while keeping humans in the loop.
Analyst Insights
Research and market analysis connected to Enterprise Resource Planning
Tricentis acquires Tabnine to boost AI quality context
Celonis named Gartner leader in digital twin market
Cloudera named leader in Forrester's data lakehouse wave
Cognizant deepens Anthropic tie-up as Claude rollout grows
Dynatrace adds AI agents for governed IT operations
Featured News
AI arms race forcing businesses to rethink cybersecurity
Security teams are racing to shrink exposure windows as AI makes newly disclosed vulnerabilities exploitable almost immediately.
Meet the man behind the Saas-Pocalypse: Emergent's Mukund Jha
The new cash will help Emergent broaden from coding tools into an operating system for small and medium businesses as demand surges.
Future of enterprise software is agentic apps, says Oracle
Oracle is targeting a common blocker to AI adoption by adding governance, human checks and audit trails to its agentic app builder.
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CorPlan launches CoreEPM: Rapid return AI-powered Business Intelligence
By replacing spreadsheets and manual finance work, the new platform aims to cut months-long implementation times and free staff for higher-value tasks.
UiPath assisting One NZ on journey to become AI leaders
Strict controls are now central to One NZ's AI push as it guards customer data and avoids costly errors in billing and finance.
Storage to strategy: Everpure pivots to data intelligence
Enterprises wrestling with AI readiness and data sovereignty may gain clearer governance as Everpure adds a new intelligence layer.
'Smart people changing': How humans and agentic AI co-exist
Governance fears and skills gaps are pushing businesses to deploy agentic AI in secure systems while protecting staff from disruption.
Exabeam: Ruthless efficiency can make agentic AI malicious
Behavioural analytics is becoming essential as AI agents can pursue tasks so efficiently that they may cause damage without any malicious intent.
Companies wildly unprepared for new era of security threats
Many firms are exposing sensitive data as shadow AI and weak controls leave them open to breaches, hallucinations and unauthorised access.
How Invetech and McGrathNicol modernised with SAP S/4 HANA
The move has cut month-end work and lifted invoice processing, while avoiding costly customisation and easing future upgrades.
Snowflake unveils platform upgrades for CoCo, CoWork
Enterprises will get tighter AI controls as Snowflake adds blocking policies, multi-party authorisation and new agentic tools at Summit.
Workday GO offers growth potential for mid-sized enterprises
Australian and New Zealand mid-sized firms will gain faster deployments and real-time people, payroll and finance insights from Workday GO.
Clean Core and governed AI enable SAP success
Australian firms can avoid costly upgrade pain and AI risks by pairing Clean Core with governed data and trusted partners.
Exclusive: Reco COO on securing the AI inside your SaaS stack
Reco COO Zoe Hillenmeyer says enterprises typically underestimate their AI agent exposure by a factor of ten and that gap is widening.
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'Didn't believe it': Dayforce optimising people management
Payroll headaches eased at Retail Apparel Group as Dayforce linked time and attendance with pay, cutting manual fixes and boosting morale.
Riverbed says go from ticket queues to zero disruption
AI-driven support tools could cut employee downtime, as Riverbed argues that fewer tickets may still hide unresolved problems.
Dell Technologies makes all the hardware cool again
Renewed AI spending is boosting demand for Dell's secure, certified infrastructure as companies chase faster deployment and lower cloud costs.
Guidewire: Modernising insurance with accountability
Regulators are warning insurers to keep humans accountable as AI speeds up claims work and other busy tasks, Guidewire says.
Cloudera hackathon highlights enterprise AI data challenges
Only seven per cent of organisations are data ready, raising doubts over whether enterprise AI can move from prototypes to production.
From airlines to packaging: How Gurobi optimises workflows
Gurobi clients are experiencing significant, compounding benefits from the utilisation of effective optimisation.
Vanyar primed for success with Uriah Jacobs at the helm
A shortage of skilled partners is slowing wider adoption of Palantir Foundry and AIP, creating an opening for Vanyar in the commercial market.
Reviews
Expert Columns
AI is everywhere, but where's the return?
Why a traditional LMS falls flat for the frontline
Shadow AI upends Australian workplaces as firms catch up
AI is coming for the month-end close - what CFOs should automate first
How Linen House rebuilt a 33-year-old wholesale brand for a channel-everything market
ERP's next evolution isn't automation, it's creativity
Amperity's CMO reveals how continuous decisioning fuels loyalty innovation
Enterprise leaders seek clarity over complexity in AI
Why AI and composable architectures are changing the ERP playbook
The real cost of build vs. buy for agentic AI in regulated banking
Interviews
Interviews and video coverage from the network
AI arms race forcing businesses to rethink cybersecurity
Meet the man behind the Saas-Pocalypse: Emergent's Mukund Jha
Future of enterprise software is agentic apps, says Oracle
CorPlan launches CoreEPM: Rapid return AI-powered Business Intelligence
UiPath assisting One NZ on journey to become AI leaders
Recent Enterprise Resource Planning News
Australian customer service still leans on phone calls
Longer waits and higher costs are weighing on Australian contact centres as most customer queries still arrive by phone, research shows.
Shadow AI upends Australian workplaces as firms catch up
Australian firms are racing to curb shadow AI use after staff began sharing confidential data with unsanctioned tools.
Ansarada upgrades AiDA for prompt-first dealmaking
Deal teams can now query sensitive transaction data without leaving Ansarada's secure environment, as the platform adds prompt-first AI tools.
NiCE expands RingCentral partnership with AI focus
The deal gives businesses a more integrated way to link employee communications with customer service, as NiCE adds RingCentral's RingEX to its portfolio.
TeamViewer & ServiceNow launch AI operations tie-up
Enterprise IT teams could cut resolution times as TeamViewer's endpoint tools join ServiceNow's AI platform for automated remediation.
New South Wales launches portal for portable leave
More than 250,000 community services workers can now track entitlements across employers after a New South Wales portal went live.
AI is coming for the month-end close - what CFOs should automate first
Finance teams could cut days from month-end reporting by automating repetitive reconciliations first, while leaving judgment calls to people.
Australian workers want human oversight for AI autonomy
Most Australian staff are happy with AI as an assistant, but 64% want a human involved before it acts independently.
Atturra cuts FY26 revenue guidance but keeps profit
Profit is still on track as weaker government-linked trading and accounting changes push Atturra's FY26 revenue below earlier guidance.
How Linen House rebuilt a 33-year-old wholesale brand for a channel-everything market
A decade-old cloud ERP move let Linen House shift from wholesale to direct sales, with more than half its revenue now coming consumer-facing.
Western Sydney University rolls out Copilot to all staff
The move gives staff and research students access to AI tools aimed at saving time on admin and preparing graduates for a changing labour market.
Informotion gains dual Microsoft recognition in ISG
Recognition in two Microsoft services quadrants puts the Sydney specialist alongside bigger rivals as AI projects hinge on cleaner data and governance.
SCX.ai launches AUD $40m ASX float for AI infrastructure
The Australian AI infrastructure provider is betting on onshore data control as it seeks AUD $40 million from investors in a fully underwritten float.
Robotic Marketer launches all-in-one marketing platform
By tying strategy to revenue outcomes, the platform aims to help mid-sized firms prove marketing's return and cut tool sprawl.
Bulla Dairy Foods adopts Luminance AI for contracts
Manual review time has fallen sharply at the Australian dairy producer, which is using AI to speed negotiations and track obligations.
Infios adds vaibe gamification to warehouse software
The move aims to lift warehouse staff productivity by linking gamified engagement tools with Infios's execution software.
University of Southern Queensland modernises IT platform
The university has cut its infrastructure footprint by 52 per cent after moving core learning, portal and ERP systems to Nutanix Cloud Platform.
The real cost of build vs. buy for agentic AI in regulated banking
Banks risk repeating DevOps sprawl as DIY agentic AI pushes build costs above USD $1.4 million and delays production by up to 18 months.
Webinar to tackle why workplace change fails to stick
As firms roll out AI and new systems, the real test is whether staff keep using them after launch enthusiasm fades.
Biza wins four CDR lenders & adds three executives
Its early lead in Australia's Consumer Data Right non-bank lending rollout now spans more than half of the first wave of lenders, while adding three executives.
Job Moves
Prophet hires senior duo as enterprise base surges
Kinetic IT launches AI engineering division with Sete
Five Faces Appoints Richard Alcock AO as Board Chair
Radaro names Gabriele Famous as Chief Strategy Officer
Fujifilm Business Innovation Australia names Nagata
iCatalyst appoints delivery executives for ERP growth
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FinTech Australia appoints Xero policy chief Grace Gown
Argon & Co promotes four as AI-led transformation shifts
Elula names Andrew Phillips as new Chief Revenue Officer
