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
Enterprise AI adoption is a marathon, not a sprint
Many AI pilots fade after early wins because firms lack the governance, data and skills needed to turn experiments into lasting value.
Employment Hero tops AUD $400 million in annual revenue
The Australian software group stayed free cash flow positive as recurring revenue rose AUD $100 million in 12 months to exceed AUD $400 million.
Verint names Abhi Sharma as chief product & tech chief
The move centralises Verint's AI product development as the software group tries to turn customer demand for measurable results into faster delivery.
Australian workers waste 58 minutes a day on email
The research suggests poor email filing is draining productivity and leaving firms exposed to compliance and security risks.
Smartsheet adds AI agents & controls to work platform
The updates are designed to help businesses automate routine work while tightening oversight of AI use across their project data.
LogicMonitor folds AI & digital experience into all tiers
Customers will get AI and digital experience monitoring as standard, as LogicMonitor bundles them into every Essentials, Advanced and Signature tier.
Analyst Insights
Research and market analysis connected to Enterprise Resource Planning
Nol8 launches AI data plane for enterprise controls
Zendesk launches outcome AI platform with new pricing
Zendesk launches Outcome AI Platform with unlimited seats
Annexa: NetSuite Next is a flick of a switch. Rewiring the CFO takes longer
Fortinet lifts full-year outlook after strong third quarter
Featured News
Smartsheet tackles execution drift in the age of AI agents
As AI agents speed up operations, firms are struggling to spot when day-to-day work drifts away from strategy and targets.
ClearRoute launches runkora as global expansion accelerates
Developers can now try ClearRoute's runkora for free, as the consultancy seeks to convert interest in agentic AI into enterprise contracts.
Oracle NetSuite: Trust AI the way you'd trust a new hire
Oracle NetSuite's Brian Chess says trust is earned and built over time and through experience. That doesn't change when agentic AI is involved.
Twilio evolves from APIs to conversational trust
As AI agents proliferate, Twilio is focusing on trusted, governed communications infrastructure rather than the apps that sit on top of it.
TechnologyOne rethinks AI-enabled student services
Students could soon avoid hunting through university portals, as TechnologyOne's new AI agent handles enrolment, deferrals and course changes in one chat.
Annexa targets new AI opportunities at SuiteWorld 2026
Annexa says mid-market businesses can lift productivity without adding staff by automating routine ERP work and unlocking new sales chances.
Workday is a Fortune 500 startup reborn for the AI era
Its AI-first overhaul has cut layers, sped product cycles and left the company betting that startup-style speed can still serve Fortune 500 customers.
GitHub: Developers aren't disappearing. They're leveling up
AI is pushing software teams into higher-value roles, with GitHub saying developers are moving from coding to orchestration and business alignment.
UiPath: AI agents force rethink of junior tech roles
Routine junior tasks could soon be handed to AI agents, forcing firms to redeploy early-career staff towards strategic work, UiPath's CEO says.
Voice AI is bringing the phone call back to business
No story details were provided, leaving readers unable to gauge Twilio's latest move or its impact.
Workiva: The secret compliance and reporting arms race
Driven by improved tooling, finance teams are meeting higher standards as regulators and analysts scrutinise disclosures faster.
Exclusive: ABBYY says AI build costs will drive buying
Enterprises could cut AI spend by up to 80% by shifting document workflows away from custom builds and into standard platforms.
Exclusive: ABBYY brings zero-shot document AI to Vantage
Enterprises can now extract data from unseen document types without templates, as ABBYY rolls out zero-shot capabilities in Vantage.
Exclusive: Cloudera builds Hadoop-free future platform
Existing customers get six years of support as Cloudera shifts new AI and analytics workloads to a Hadoop-free platform due in November.
Australian AI training gap becomes cost, productivity burden
Poor training is leaving Australian firms unable to turn AI licences into gains, with productivity slipping and shadow AI risks rising.
Shadow AI becomes security headache as workers outpace governance
Unchecked use of consumer AI tools is exposing sensitive company data, forcing executives to balance productivity gains against compliance and security risk.
Rimini Street offers AI magic without the forced ERP migration
CIOs can keep existing ERP systems and still adopt agentic AI, as Rimini Street pitches a cheaper path away from vendor-led migrations.
Customers at the centre of Adobe's new AI evangelist role
Adobe is using the post to help customers navigate AI adoption while feeding regional priorities back into its global product strategy.
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Apple's Unified Memory powers Kiraa AI's rapid automation
Australian firms can speed month-end processing from days to an hour by running Kiraa AI on Macs instead of costly cloud servers.
Jamf launches AI Governance to enhance visibility, security
IT teams can now track AI models on Apple fleets to curb data leaks and token spend as businesses wrestle with shadow AI.
Glean: AI creating hidden workload for Australian employees
Australian knowledge workers are spending 6.5 hours a week on AI oversight, with the hidden burden linked to burnout and higher churn risk.
Zendesk's outcome-based pricing balances AI with human touch
Businesses will pay only for closed support cases under Zendesk's new model, as the software group ties AI automation to human fallback.
Cvent says event success lies in genuine human interaction
Hybrid formats are helping organisers broaden reach without losing the in-room relationships that still drive trust, leads and donations.
AI will fade, says Dell Technologies' ephemeral Chief AI Officer
Dell says agentic AI should shift routine tasks below the machine line, freeing staff for expert work while making the role temporary.
Schrodinger's ERP both dead and alive, says Rimini Street
Businesses can avoid costly ERP rip-and-replace projects by layering AI and automation onto existing systems, Rimini Street says.
Reviews
Expert Columns
Enterprise AI adoption is a marathon, not a sprint
Tool sprawl is quietly taxing the recruitment desk. A more unified model is changing the economics
AI isn't the problem, Australia's natural resources industry needs business orchestration
Australia's reporting crunch exposes finance's data gaps
How to Choose the Right Email Verification API: A Buyer's Guide
The working capital hiding on warehouse shelves
Fluent is not factual: Why AI needs verified data in APAC
Three technology myths CIOs should stop believing
Trust Before Technology: Why Council ERP Programs Fail Before Go-Live
Card-Agnostic Spend Management: Why Your Software Shouldn't Decide Which Cards You Use
Interviews
Interviews and video coverage from the networkRecent Enterprise Resource Planning News
Celonis wins Microsoft 2026 Global ISV Partner award
The award highlights how partners are tying Microsoft's AI tools to measurable business gains, as Celonis joins the group's top winners worldwide.
Island launches enterprise browser to control AI agents
The tool aims to stop AI agents creating a second, unmonitored workforce by extending corporate browser rules to their web activity.
Exclusive: Xero lifts half-year revenue 20% to NZD $1.2b
Free cash flow jumped 54% as Xero added 404,000 subscribers and lifted half-year revenue to NZD $1.194 billion, while profit also rose.
Trimble adds AI tools to Connect construction platform
New AI features aim to reduce errors and delays by linking site data, design, finance and scheduling tools across the build lifecycle.
SyncHub says AI queries drive demand for live data
Businesses are shifting from dashboards to plain-English queries as SyncHub links live operational data to AI tools such as Claude and ChatGPT.
Globant launches Glob.AI OS to govern enterprise AI
The platform aims to give large firms tighter control over AI spending, access and accountability as use spreads across more teams.
Axway launches AI platform to rein in costs & risk
Rising AI bills and stricter oversight are pushing enterprises to seek tools that can track usage, data access and compliance.
Virtana launches AI agent war room for IT incidents
As enterprises add more AI agents, the new platform aims to stop outages being handled in silos and speed recovery across systems.
Docebo launches AI agents & knowledge search for learn
Customers using Docebo's Learn platform can now search training and company systems in one place, while AI agents automate routine learning tasks.
Swipesum launches CPO to fix merchant payments costs
Merchants facing rising card-processing fees may get a single command centre as the St. Louis firm bundles software with human payments support.
TMX Transform urges readiness shift beyond go-live
Businesses risk post-launch strain if they treat automation readiness as a checklist, TMX Transform says, rather than an ongoing capability.
Commvault adds agent recovery for Bedrock & Foundry
It aims to help enterprises trace and undo unintended actions by AI agents before they spread across data, applications and infrastructure.
Hitachi Vantara adds AI analytics tools to VSP One
Enterprises could cut AI data-handling overhead as the storage group adds native analytics, governed model access and faster object storage to VSP One.
Databricks launches always-on Genie AI agent for firms
The update aims to help large firms use AI for longer-running work without exposing sensitive data, while keeping every action auditable.
Microsoft patches 1,092 flaws as Outlook bug was hit
Outlook users face a live theft risk from one exploited flaw, while Microsoft's latest Patch Tuesday fixes 1,092 vulnerabilities overall.
Adobe widens AI agents across creative & marketing tools
Adobe is trying to keep its software central as generative AI spreads, by letting customers use its tools alongside outside models and agents.
Red Hat launches OpenShift 5 with AI troubleshooting
Customers can now use natural language prompts to diagnose issues and assess upgrade risks on the updated hybrid cloud platform.
Maxio & Campfire launch native integration for finance teams
Finance teams at B2B software and AI companies could cut manual reconciliation work as invoice and revenue data now syncs automatically between the systems.
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Aera unveils six tools to automate enterprise decisions
Enterprises can now automate and govern more operational choices, as the software adds tools for policy checks, tracking and interoperability with other AI systems.
Sinch joins SpaceXSI network to aid Grok Build apps
Developers using Grok Build can now add customer communications tools earlier, as Sinch joins SpaceX Super Intelligence's partner network.
Job Moves
Verint names Abhi Sharma as chief product & tech chief
Zendesk names Rachita Sundar as Chief Financial Officer
Bridget Collins returns to Progress Software as CIO
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
