The Ultimate Guide to Enterprise Resource Planning
A curated UK 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.
UK Enterprise Resource Planning News
Regional stories with direct local relevance
Wildfire to lead Serve First UK communications drive
The appointment gives Serve First a sharper UK profile as it seeks to stand out in a crowded AI and customer experience software market.
Basware buys Trustpair to boost payment fraud checks
Customers using Basware should gain stronger protection against supplier payment fraud as its Trustpair deal adds account verification to invoice checks.
Thinc launches AI service for SMEs as governance looms
Many mid-sized firms are now seeking clearer guidance on where AI fits into everyday workflows as Thinc expands support.
Equals picks Aiimi for DSAR compliance under UK GDPR
Rising complaint volumes and fines of up to GBP £17.5 million are pushing financial firms to automate data access requests under UK GDPR.
IFS study finds industrial firms turning to AI workers
Rising labour shortages and undocumented know-how are slowing industrial growth, prompting firms to use AI workers for routine tasks instead.
Xpedeon survey finds UK construction systems still split
Fragmented project and finance tools are leaving most large UK builders without a fully integrated view of costs, risk and progress.
Analyst Insights
Research and market analysis connected to Enterprise Resource Planning
Digital twin market to hit GBP £4.2 billion by 2030
Gartner sees securing AI market hit USD $4.8bn in 2027
Certinia study finds integration key to AI success
Rocket Software adds AI tools for IBM i modernisation
SRE teams take on wider AI oversight in production
Featured News
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
Expert Columns
The psychology of better decision-making in the real-time enterprise
The NHS Copilot rollout exposes the governance gap behind enterprise AI ambition
Bolt-on AI is the new lipstick on a pig; the pig is still running your enterprise
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
Why Customer 360 initiatives fail to deliver ROI
AI is rewriting the rules of dealmaking
Interviews
Interviews and video coverage from the network
AI will fade, says Dell Technologies' ephemeral Chief AI Officer
Schrodinger's ERP both dead and alive, says Rimini Street
Lumana's focus on vertical applications for AI video surveillance platform
Theorem study: friction between pre-sales and executed media ads
Meet the man behind the Saas-Pocalypse: Emergent's Mukund Jha
Recent Enterprise Resource Planning News
iManage links legal AI to Google Cloud Gemini Enterprise
Legal teams could tap governed case files and precedent inside Gemini Enterprise for Legal, reducing compliance risks from copied data.
Crescendo launches AI-native customer experience platform
Businesses may cut CX stack costs by more than 60% as Crescendo bundles AI agents, ticketing and workforce tools into one platform.
iManage to launch governed AI legal platform in October
Law firms and in-house teams are being promised AI that can use sensitive matter data without breaching permissions, audit trails or ethical walls.
Speedy Services launches AI academy with Multiverse
The 13-month scheme aims to cut revenue leakage by 50% by automating admin and freeing depot staff for customer advice.
Starling launches AI assistant for small business customers
Small firms using the app can now automate tax set-asides and invoice checks as banks race to curb fraud and cut admin.
Freeths appoints John Jones as Chief Technology Officer
Technology strategy across Freeths' 12 UK offices will now be led by John Jones as the firm steps up investment in secure systems.
ClearPath AI launches in Birmingham with GBP £1 million
The pre-seed funding will help the AI start-up add more than 20 UK jobs as it builds software for legal and professional services.
Navex expands Nira AI assistant into customer support
Customers can now get faster help in more than 50 languages as NAVEX brings its Nira assistant into support and case creation.
tick9 wins Cin7 Breakthrough Partner Award for 2026
The award underlines a year of rapid expansion for the East Yorkshire consultancy, which grew headcount from seven to 20 in 12 months.
UK marketers lose quarter of week to admin, Optimizely finds
Poor workflows are leaving UK marketing teams short of time, with 45% spending at least a quarter of the week on admin.
MindBridge partners Fieldguide on AI audit workflow
Accounting firms could cut manual steps as transaction-level risk analysis is built into a single audit platform used for planning and reporting.
Lincolnshire Police automates traffic notices with Quadient
The force says the switch has freed capacity equal to four staff a month, helping it meet statutory deadlines and cut printing costs.
UK manufacturers see AI as key to customer loyalty
Cybersecurity fears remain a key hurdle as most UK manufacturers race to use AI to improve service, fulfilment and retention.
CloudCoCo launches AI procurement platform for IT buyers
Enterprise IT buyers could cut procurement delays as CloudCoCo rolls out AI tools across a 250,000-product catalogue and invoice processing.
Netcall adds AI tools to speed process to app delivery
Businesses could cut weeks from app projects as Netcall's new AI tools automate process mapping, search and specification drafting.
SolarWinds says AI in IT service management hides costs
Most IT teams are finding AI in service management costs more in training, data cleanup and upkeep than they expected.
Elite cloud users set to overtake on-premises base
Cloud adoption is reshaping law-firm billing, with Elite saying its online customers will soon outnumber on-premises users for the first time.
CTI Digital opens access to sovereign AI platform Croft
UK organisations can now run AI tools on domestic infrastructure while keeping data and prompts under their own control, CTI says.
Mindgard raises USD $30 million to boost AI security
Customer demand is helping the Boston and London startup expand as enterprises race to secure AI systems against fresh attack risks.
Cytix launches risk platform after GBP £5.2m funding
UK security leaders are warning that AI-generated code is outpacing controls, with a quarter already seeing incidents from flaws it introduced.
Job Moves
Freeths appoints John Jones as Chief Technology Officer
Epicor names Vaibhav Vohra as Chief Executive Officer
Sapiens names Paul Wheeler Chief Executive Officer
Crescendo appoints Andy Lee as Chief Executive Officer
One.site appoints Mitchell Smith as Managing Director
Clue appoints Mark Watson as Chief Operating Officer
Rithum appoints Kim Miller as Chief Marketing Officer
IRIS names first Chief Data & AI Officer Surya Sagi
Gresham names Spiros Giannaros as Chief Executive Officer
