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
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.
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.
Analyst Insights
Research and market analysis connected to Enterprise Resource Planning
Ethyca launches Astralis to govern enterprise AI data
Skillsoft launches AI Coach to widen workplace access
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
Featured News
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.
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.
Reviews
Expert Columns
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
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
Why seamless Middle East 2026 should be on every commerce leader's calendar
'Human-in-the-Loop' is the industry's most comfortable lie
Interviews
Interviews and video coverage from the network
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
'Smart people changing': How humans and agentic AI co-exist
Recent Enterprise Resource Planning News
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.
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.
WaterOutlook launches ScheduleHub for compliance scheduling
The new tool could help regulated operators cut missed deadlines by replacing spreadsheets and memory with rule-based scheduling for recurring checks.
Xero signs deal with New Zealand Rugby & All Blacks
Rugby clubs and provincial unions will get discounted accounting software as Xero deepens ties with New Zealand Rugby beyond branding.
Tāmaki Health cuts hiring time with Oracle cloud HCM
Hiring now takes about three weeks at New Zealand's largest privately owned primary healthcare group after it replaced slow legacy HR systems.
Identity fraud hit 55% of New Zealand firms: Lumin
New Zealand firms face mounting identity fraud losses of NZD $2.2 million a year, as 90% fear AI-linked weaknesses in document checks.
FMG goes live with Workday HCM for core people systems
Staff at FMG can now update leave and pay details in one place after the insurer replaced legacy HR systems with Workday.
BlueSnap launches NZ local acquiring for merchants
Eligible merchants in New Zealand should see higher approval rates and lower cross-border fees as BlueSnap adds domestic processing.
