The Ultimate Guide to Enterprise Resource Planning
A curated Kiwi 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.
Kiwi Enterprise Resource Planning News
Regional stories with direct local relevance
New Zealand health providers face rising care pressures
Ageing demand, labour shortages and higher costs are forcing providers to tighten planning and reporting to keep services sustainable.
Companies must adapt to rising AI costs, tech CEO says
Rising token-based charges and compliance risks are forcing firms to monitor AI agents more closely, Fusion5's chief executive says.
Xero cuts phone bill by USD $500,000 after Dialpad switch
Unified cloud telephony has saved the accounting software group about USD $500,000 a year and simplified calls for 1,400 staff worldwide.
BoardPro launches AI Minutes for board meeting drafts
Board secretaries could cut hours of post-meeting admin as the new drafting tool works from Zoom and Teams transcripts, with human approval still required.
Your biggest competitor may have already launched, you've just never heard of them
Banks risk being blindsided by new digital finance firms that are already moving money faster and attracting users beyond the old model.
Your engagement survey is doing its best, its best is no longer good enough
Annual questionnaires are leaving managers blind to fast-moving workplace pressures, because they capture snapshots instead of actionable signals.
Analyst Insights
Research and market analysis connected to Enterprise Resource Planning
Google named Gartner leader for cloud-native platforms
Gartner urges CFOs to pilot finance AI with governance
Unit4 wins public sector deals as demand for cloud grows
SAP Concur launches AI tools for travel & expenses
Lancom sees automation demand rise as firms cut friction
Featured News
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.
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%.
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.
'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.
Reviews
Expert Columns
Breaking through the spreadsheet ceiling: Why growing export businesses need better tax solutions
ERP will run your business. It won't manage your spend
The psychology of better decision-making in the real-time enterprise
Why payroll errors are becoming a board-level issue in manufacturing
Growing bigger and growing more complex are finally being treated as two different things
Your biggest competitor may have already launched, you've just never heard of them
Your engagement survey is doing its best, its best is no longer good enough
AI is everywhere, but where's the return?
Why a traditional LMS falls flat for the frontline
Beyond automation: Why AI is forcing us to rethink how work gets done
Interviews
Interviews and video coverage from the network
Cvent says event success lies in genuine human interaction
Zendesk's outcome-based pricing balances AI with human touch
AI will fade, says Dell Technologies' ephemeral Chief AI Officer
Schrodinger's ERP both dead and alive, says Rimini Street
Measure/demonstrate: TechnologyOne boosts council digital transformation
Recent Enterprise Resource Planning News
New Zealand SMEs widen AI adoption gap, MYOB finds
Smaller firms risk being left behind as medium-sized companies in New Zealand are far more likely to have AI embedded in daily operations.
QuizFlight adds knowledge tags to security training
Security teams can now pinpoint training gaps by topic as QuizFlight's tagging system measures understanding, not just course completion.
Beyond automation: Why AI is forcing us to rethink how work gets done
Businesses that treat AI as a mere efficiency tool risk missing bigger gains from redesigning workflows, according to One NZ's Chief Executive Officer.
iPayroll mandates 2FA security for employee logins
Employees now need a second verification step to reach payroll data as iPayroll tightens defences amid rising cyber incidents in New Zealand.
Xero brings financial data into Microsoft 365 apps
Small businesses can now pull live bookkeeping data into Excel, Word and PowerPoint without leaving Microsoft 365 or exporting CSV files.
Unison moves core operations to TechnologyOne cloud
The cloud migration should cut system overhead and give staff faster access to information as Unison modernises back-office operations across its network.
HP New Zealand appoints Daniel Roberts as Head of Enterprise
Businesses in New Zealand want better productivity and AI support, and HP has named a veteran executive to help meet that demand.
Gentrack scales its global leadership across strategy, product and tech
Its expansion across energy and water markets has been backed by two acquisitions and three senior hires to drive an AI-first push.
One New Zealand expands Rimini Street Oracle support
Support for core Oracle and billing systems is freeing One New Zealand to shift staff and budget towards AI work without major upgrades.
Xero finds New Zealand small business productivity lags
New data show Kiwi small firms generating less per hour than peers in Australia and the UK, as rising costs squeeze margins.
Cortell Australia & CorPlan win IBM Asia Pacific award
Clients across Australia and New Zealand stand to gain from a boost in planning tools after Cortell and CorPlan were named IBM partners of the year.
Catalyst urges New Zealand to back local tech in procurement
New procurement rules could keep critical emergency and health systems in local hands, as Catalyst warns reliance on offshore vendors raises costs and risks.
Optimal launches AI-moderated surveys for deeper feedback
Product teams can now gather richer user feedback at scale as Optimal adds spoken responses and automated follow-up questions to surveys.
SAP New Zealand profit more than doubles on cloud growth
Cloud demand lifted SAP New Zealand's annual profit to NZD $17.4 million, more than double the prior year, as revenue rose nearly 16%.
IBM New Zealand profit rises despite revenue decline
Higher margins and lower costs lifted IBM New Zealand's profit even as annual revenue dropped 13.4% to NZD $111.9 million.
Learn from the past, watch the present and create the future
Live camera analysis could help firms spot unsafe behaviour earlier, as the new platform targets transport, logistics and manufacturing across Australasia.
Blackpearl hails 114% ARR growth as AI debate shifts
Blackpearl's latest update shows investors are rewarding application-layer AI plays as annual recurring revenue climbed to USD $26.8 million.
iPayroll warns firms over AI data risks in payroll
Payroll teams face growing privacy risks as software providers increasingly reserve rights to use salary data to train AI models.
Citycare links HR, payroll & IT with Boomi platform
New staff are reaching work faster at Citycare after it linked HR, payroll and IT records, cutting manual fixes and improving visibility.
Genesis goes live with Workday in finance overhaul
The new platform should improve reporting and data access across Genesis's operations as it pushes a wider finance transformation and energy transition.
