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
SAP study warns of AI sprawl across big businesses
SAP's survey of 2,600 executives finds fragmented AI use is limiting returns, with data gaps and weak governance slowing rollout.
TMX names Nick De Klerk to lead Global Centre of Excellence
Standardising its international projects, TMX will use a new AI-enabled platform to share expertise as it expands in the US and Europe.
Centorrino swaps VMware for SUSE to cut hosting costs
Customers could face lower hosting bills as Centorrino Technologies replaces VMware with SUSE Virtualisation across its Australian platform.
BlackLine launches transparent AI finance model in Australia
Finance teams can cut reconciliation times and retain audit trails as BlackLine pushes a governed AI model to ease close pressures in Australia.
SafetyCulture rebrands as Mitti in frontline software push
The shift reflects a bid to bundle operations software and insurance for 80,000 organisations as frontline work becomes more data-driven.
The next Australian mining catastrophe won't be a cyberattack: it will be a failed system upgrade
Failed system upgrades could disrupt production, safety and payroll in Australian mines more than cyberattacks, as AI and ERP change accelerates.
Analyst Insights
Research and market analysis connected to Enterprise Resource Planning
Application modernisation services market set to soar
Infios named a leader in IDC MarketScape assessments
Google named Forrester AI Platforms leader on strategy
Menlo expands AI agent security for Copilot & Gemini
8x8 revenue hits record as AI adoption more than doubles
Featured News
Autonomous IT boom fuelling LogicMonitor's APAC growth
APAC customers are fuelling LogicMonitor's AI growth, with Australia among the earliest adopters of its Edwin AI platform.
Ansarada unveils OS Bondi for secure M&A, due diligence
Deal teams will save time on due diligence as Ansarada's OS Bondi spots duplicate questions while keeping sensitive data inside its secure platform.
Measure/demonstrate: TechnologyOne boosts council digital transformation
Councils are being urged to track savings and focus on improvement after software roll-outs, as one New Zealand authority cuts ERP ownership costs by 38%.
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.
Reviews
Expert Columns
The psychology of better decision-making in the real-time enterprise
Why payroll errors are becoming a board-level issue in manufacturing
The next Australian mining catastrophe won't be a cyberattack: it will be a failed system upgrade
Finance teams in educational institutions don't need more process, they need less chasing
Growing bigger and growing more complex are finally being treated as two different things
We moved off ChatGPT, and 5 risks that we didn't account for as a cybersecurity company bubbled up
AI is everywhere, but where's the return?
Why a traditional LMS falls flat for the frontline
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
Interviews
Interviews and video coverage from the network
Autonomous IT boom fuelling LogicMonitor's APAC growth
Ansarada unveils OS Bondi for secure M&A, due diligence
Measure/demonstrate: TechnologyOne boosts council digital transformation
AI arms race forcing businesses to rethink cybersecurity
Meet the man behind the Saas-Pocalypse: Emergent's Mukund Jha
Recent Enterprise Resource Planning News
Saviynt launches Snowflake integration for AI agent risk
Rising use of autonomous AI agents is forcing firms to rethink access controls, as Saviynt and Snowflake target identity risks in business systems.
Australian lenders adopt AI faster than data readiness
Most Australian lenders are using agentic AI in underwriting, but just 3% say their data is fully ready for AI-driven decisions.
New HQ for hybrid workforce: Atlassian Central hits milestone
Job cuts and AI investment are reshaping Atlassian's priorities, as its new Sydney tower approaches completion.
Teletrac Navman names Sharma as VP Product Management
The hire comes as the fleet software group expands AI and compliance tools to help operators manage mixed-energy vehicles and tighter regulation.
Finance teams in educational institutions don't need more process, they need less chasing
Schools and universities can cut audit-season scrambles if they shift controls to the point of spend and stop chasing receipts later.
Ansarada unveils OS Bondi for secure M&A, due diligence
Deal teams will save time on due diligence as Ansarada's OS Bondi spots duplicate questions while keeping sensitive data inside its secure platform.
Australian firms boost AI spend without tracking returns
Many firms are ramping up AI budgets while still lacking the metrics and governance to prove the technology is paying off.
We moved off ChatGPT, and 5 risks that we didn't account for as a cybersecurity company bubbled up
Switching from ChatGPT to Copilot exposed data-loss, support and trust risks, as prompts and tools built by staff proved hard to move or manage.
Australia leads HR AI adoption, Rippling research shows
Yet only 36% of HR leaders feel confident their organisations can comply with emerging AI rules, raising governance concerns.
MaxMine launches MAXI AI assistant for mine fleets
Mining supervisors could get faster on-site answers as MaxMine's MAXI assistant turns fleet data into voice queries, shift notes and alerts.
Carta broadens Claude plugins for private capital firms
Private capital firms could cut days of manual reconciliation as Carta opens Claude plugins to more than 1,500 customers.
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.
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.
Job Moves
TMX names Nick De Klerk to lead Global Centre of Excellence
Teletrac Navman names Sharma as VP Product Management
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
