The Ultimate Guide to Enterprise Resource Planning
A curated Asian 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.
Asian Enterprise Resource Planning News
Regional stories with direct local relevance
HSBC & Conferma expand virtual cards for suppliers
Businesses in Hong Kong, Singapore and Malaysia will be able to settle supplier bills inside existing finance systems, cutting manual processing.
Southeast Asia's universities are running on patchwork software. That has to change
Manual, disconnected systems are slowing enrolment, reporting and student support as universities across the region chase faster growth.
Automaid launches AI hub for agents that keep working
It targets users who want AI to keep tasks moving across email, Slack and web apps after a chat ends, challenging manual automation tools.
Google Cloud opens Singapore engineering centre for AI
The site will link AI research with product development, as Google Cloud uses Singapore to build tools for global customers and regional deployment.
Singapore leaders split on AI failure accountability
Concerns over legal, reputational and data risks are rising as nearly all Singapore companies use AI, yet trust in its accuracy stays low.
Singapore firms expect autonomous AI within a year
Pressure is mounting on Singapore companies to overhaul systems and controls, as 70% expect rivals to use autonomous AI for key work within a year.
Analyst Insights
Research and market analysis connected to Enterprise Resource Planning
Komodor launches agentic operations platform for SRE
Abbyy names Paula Sanders Chief Customer Experience Officer
Boomi named leader in Forrester adaptive orchestration
Omnissa appoints Amit Singh as Chief Executive Officer
Iron Mountain wins first-time analyst nods for InSight DXP
Featured News
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.
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.
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.
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.
Lumana's focus on vertical applications for AI video surveillance platform
Lumana's Principal Product Manager says its camera-agnostic AI platform is expanding beyond security into retail, healthcare and smart cities.
Theorem study: friction between pre-sales and executed media ads
Theorem's new survey finds friction remains the biggest barrier in enterprise pre-sales, despite widespread automation adoption.
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.
Exclusive: Dreamdata CEO on why B2B buying funnel isn't linear
Buyers are spending most of the journey before sales speak, forcing marketers to rethink funnels and how they prove return on investment.
Expert Columns
How businesses can avoid widespread harm from cloud outages
Southeast Asia's universities are running on patchwork software. That has to change
An open letter to the next gen of accountants and bookkeepers
Your AI Scaling Problem is Actually a RAG Problem
When security creates friction, employees find workarounds
Three Industries, One Common Challenge: Getting Data Right Before MDM
When IT fails in manufacturing, the whole supply chain pays
The AI metric that matters isn't token cost
The hidden cost of technical debt in the race to modernise Java applications
The next stage of HR AI adoption in Asia starts with two things
Interviews
Interviews and video coverage from the networkRecent Enterprise Resource Planning News
Upsun launches Dispatch to govern AI software workflows
Firms using AI to code may get tighter oversight, as the platform logs approvals, prompts and spending inside shared workflows.
Shield launches MCP Server for compliance AI access
Compliance teams at regulated banks can now query live surveillance alerts inside Claude, while Shield keeps permissions and records unchanged.
Smarsh adds AI tools for governed communications data
Regulated firms could search and export archived messages through AI while keeping existing permissions, audit logs and chain-of-custody controls.
Archive360 partners Caju AI on digital message governance
Regulated firms face recordkeeping gaps as WhatsApp and Slack chats join email under one governance and discovery framework.
Hackuity raises USD $19 million in Forgepoint-led round
Fresh capital will fund Hackuity's push into Europe and Asia as firms struggle to prioritise a swelling backlog of vulnerabilities.
Eve Security raises USD $7.5 million for AI agent tools
Growing concern over autonomous AI systems has helped the Austin-based startup secure fresh backing to expand sales and revenue growth.
StackHawk launches Wingman to fix AI coding flaws
It aims to help engineers close software flaws before pull requests are opened, as AI coding tools accelerate release cycles and security backlogs grow.
SAP & NVIDIA expand OpenShell for AI agent governance
Enterprise users should gain tighter control over AI agents, as SAP and NVIDIA link runtime isolation with business authorisation and audit trails.
TechnologyOne launches AI agent for university students
University support could become easier as TechnologyOne rolls out a conversational AI agent linking students to enrolment, resources and tasks.
UNC6240 hits PeopleSoft flaw in global renewed attacks
Dozens of organisations worldwide face renewed compromise risk after attackers used an encoded path to slip past defences and hit Oracle PeopleSoft.
Betterworks adds AI tools to boost workforce readiness
Employers could spot skills gaps sooner as Betterworks links meeting analysis with development plans and learning tools.
Corpay adds AI agents to spend management platform
Finance teams can now automate anomaly checks, voice expenses and transaction coding as Corpay broadens AI tools across its spend platform.
Numeric launches Financial Data Platform to replace ERPs
It aims to shorten monthly closes and preserve transaction detail, as finance teams look for alternatives to journal-based ERP systems.
ProCredit picks Teciem's Kondor Up for treasury overhaul
The banking group aims to improve automation, risk visibility and local compliance as it replaces ageing treasury systems across ten markets.
ASEAN leads world in AI observability, New Relic says
Engineering teams in ASEAN are losing 47% of their capacity to disruptions as AI observability adoption outpaces global peers.
TechnologyOne launches AI tools for students & councils
Students, council residents and back-office staff may see faster service as the software group embeds AI into everyday workflows.
Bravura names new APAC leaders to boost global wealth
Bravura is tightening links between regions as it seeks to help clients across Asia Pacific and EMEA navigate wealth software changes.
Fleetio opens AI Service Advisor after maintenance beta
Fleets could save time on repairs as the software now automates routine maintenance decisions after a beta that reviewed USD $1.4 billion in spend.
Josh Bersin launches Jupiter for Galileo HR assistant
It aims to cut hallucinations and give HR teams faster, cited answers inside Copilot, Workday and other workplace systems.
Tech Race Summit explores personalisation, AI and cybersecurity
AI and personalisation are reshaping Softswiss's product, engineering and security priorities as the group warns of higher cyber risk and tighter data demands.
