The Ultimate Guide to Enterprise Resource Planning
A curated Australian edition of TechDay 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
Australian office staff flout AI rules, study finds
Many workers are risking disciplinary action by feeding customer data and confidential files into public AI tools, the survey found.
Kinetic IT warns AI access is a business continuity risk
Temporary loss of access to a frontier model could disrupt service delivery, compliance and operations as AI enters core business systems.
Zoho doubles Adelaide headcount as growth shifts regional
Adelaide is now the centre of Zoho's Australian operations, after the software group doubled local staff as revenue and customers climbed.
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Atturra completes Wyndham council's three-year overhaul
A single cloud platform now replaces Wyndham City Council's ageing systems, giving staff clearer data and faster access across core services.
ReadyTech wins Victorian TAFE student system rollout
More than 170,000 TAFE students in Victoria will gain a single platform for enrolments and administration as ageing systems are replaced.
The end of just-in-time thinking: Why resilience has become the new supply chain imperative
More than half of Asia-Pacific organisations are seeing rising disruptions and costs, pushing supply chains towards resilience over efficiency.
Analyst Insights
Research and market analysis connected to Enterprise Resource Planning
Most firms hit by AI security incidents, study finds
SnapLogic launches MCP Builder for AI agent integration
Cognizant launches Neuro AI Trust for enterprise AI
Gartner warns agentic AI threatens $234bn SaaS spend
Commvault named Gartner backup leader for 15th time
Featured News
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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.
Sage Intacct builds explainable AI into accounting
Accountants facing staff shortages may gain faster workflows, as Sage Intacct’s new agent exposes its calculations, sources and audit trail.
'Self-learning' AI big boon for Qualtrics' CX
Companies using AI for customer experience are cutting churn and lifting revenue, with Qualtrics saying richer feedback can triple insights.
Sage branding itself on trust in AI world of 'big voices'
Trust is emerging as a selling point for finance software as Sage warns that opaque AI can leave CFOs answerable for costly errors.
Geotab: Now's the time to get a grip on fuel consumption
Fleet operators could save millions by using telematics to curb idling, harsh driving and waste as fuel prices keep climbing.
Exclusive: Adobe ANZ chief on AI adoption trends
AI is increasingly moving into live use across Australia and New Zealand, as regulated sectors test deployments while CEOs chase productivity gains.
Exclusive: Google sees success with niche AI playbooks
Enterprises are under pressure to prove AI returns as Google pushes reusable, sector-specific playbooks into production across 19 industries.
Google sees retail success with agentic commerce push
Retailers are using Google’s new AI suite to speed up shopping and support, with Bunnings already live and UCP adoption starting to grow.
Exclusive: Grafana Lab's Jen Villa on targeting the AI observability gap
The new tools aim to help firms spot faulty AI outputs and data risks sooner as production deployments outpace monitoring methods.
Exclusive: How Adobe showcases its innovation engine
Ideas from across Adobe are vetted live at Summit, and some have gone on to become products after further testing and hardening.
Exclusive: Celonis global banking head says AI rollout hinges on process intelligence
Banks risk wasting AI spending unless they first map how work really flows, as Celonis says process intelligence is becoming phase zero.
Affirmo: Could AI make a reality of IoT dreams?
AI could help unlock the long-promised value of IoT, as Singapore-based Affirmo pushes real-time tracking into manufacturing and logistics.
Reviews
Expert Columns
A strategic blueprint for governing AI-enabled software development
Agentic AI will soon run your service desk. The real question is who controls it
The big costs of running a growing business on small-business accounting software
Why ERP is not just another platform you can rebuild with AI code
What your EOFY close is telling you about your finance systems
Your proprietary data is a powerful PR asset you're not using
The next phase of AI in marketing is not just more automation
Governed choice: the key to scaling AI safely in Australian business
Why data governance is a core IT responsibility in the AI era
Avoiding shadow AI requires strong enterprise governance
Interviews
Interviews and video coverage from the network
CorPlan launches CoreEPM: Rapid return AI-powered Business Intelligence
UiPath assisting One NZ on journey to become AI leaders
Storage to strategy: Everpure pivots to data intelligence
'Smart people changing': How humans and agentic AI co-exist
Exabeam: Ruthless efficiency can make agentic AI malicious
Recent Enterprise Resource Planning News
Servicely expands agentic AI for enterprise service teams
Mid-sized service teams could cut manual work as the new tools automate requests end to end, amid rising competition in workplace AI.
Agentic AI will soon run your service desk. The real question is who controls it
The shift to AI that can act, not just summarise, raises new questions over auditability, data residency and who controls operations.
Amazon Business launches new tools amid Australia growth
Procurement teams are under pressure to cut costs as Amazon Business reports strong first-year growth and launches AI buying tools in Australia.
Adobe signs five-year RACQ AI partnership with Deloitte
RACQ's member services will be reshaped by Adobe's AI tools under a five-year deal that also gives Deloitte Digital implementation control.
Avetta widens Australian supplier search with AI tool
Australian buyers can now find nearby, compliant suppliers faster as Avetta adds AI search and richer benchmarking to its platform.
Australian firms save 18 hours per AI-powered contract
Many Australian businesses still miss contract insights after signing, even as AI cuts agreement cycle times by 34% and saves 18 hours each.
Adobe expands AI partnerships with agencies & Microsoft
The deal puts Adobe's customer experience tools inside Microsoft 365 Copilot and Claude Enterprise, reaching marketers in their daily workflows.
Canon Business Services launches AI security advisory
Australian businesses risk data leaks and governance gaps as staff adopt AI tools faster than employers can set rules and training.
Ringers Western adopts NetSuite to drive overseas growth
Legacy software had become a drag on Ringers Western's store, wholesale and online expansion, as it targets AUD $70 million in sales.
Australians use AI widely, but trust & standards lag
But 56 per cent of users rely on unapproved tools, leaving Australian employers to tackle security, compliance and trust gaps.
Australia leads in trusted AI service investment, Salesforce
Despite regulatory pressure, Australian service leaders are prioritising customer-facing AI spending as trust in AI agents outpaces global averages.
QuickBooks adds HeroClear for Payday Super compliance
Australian small businesses face tighter super deadlines from 1 July, as a clearing house used by 250,000 firms is set to close.
Guidewire to host InsurPitch Sydney for insurtechs
Australian insurtechs will gain a free route to pitch insurers and investors, with the winner earning an expenses-paid trip to Las Vegas.
What your EOFY close is telling you about your finance systems
A difficult June close often exposes hidden costs, manual workarounds and compliance gaps that smaller finance systems can no longer hide.
Australian firms shift core functions to offshore GCCs
Skills shortages and higher costs are pushing Australian companies to use offshore centres for HR, payroll, finance and technology.
Paramount Liquor launches Adobe Commerce ordering platform
The shift should cut manual ordering errors for 15,000 hospitality customers while making 250 million price points visible online.
Five Faces Appoints Richard Alcock AO as Board Chair
The move adds senior health-system governance as the Brisbane software group scales digital patient-journey tools across Australia and overseas.
Australian firms roll back AI agents over governance
Governance failures have forced most Australian enterprises to pull back customer-facing AI agents, even as spending plans and deployments keep rising.
Only 10% of Australian workers say AI runs core processes
Most firms are still trialling AI at the edges, leaving executives under pressure to prove productivity gains from technology spend.
Spaceship urges investors to back AI beneficiaries
AI adoption could lift earnings for software and cybersecurity groups even as businesses trim staff and automation threatens more jobs.
Job Moves
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
eG Innovations appoints Jon Hatchuel to lead Australia
Prophet strengthens AI team with key engineering hires
