The Self-Driving Enterprise

How AI is reshaping enterprise software, from ambient ERP to autonomous workflows.

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AI and the post-modern, modern data stack

AI and the post-modern, modern data stack

of AI-powered applications and agentic AI is dramatically redefining the demands placed on data stacks. Rather than becoming irrelevant, the modern data stack is a major consideration as organisations…

Ambient ERP – breaking free of the enterprise software triad

Ambient ERP – breaking free of the enterprise software triad

Imagine a future where your back-office applications are context-aware, operating in the background, only surfacing what matters when it matters. Thanks to progress being made in artificial intelligence (AI) this is no longer a fanciful dream.

Self-driving ERP systems will end digital drudgery, halving the number of tasks that need manual interventions

Self-driving ERP systems will end digital drudgery, halving the number of tasks that need manual interventions

Agentic AI is attracting a lot of attention for its ability to behave autonomously and render complex, multi-step processes into seamless wholes by joining up data from multiple sources.

The Philosophy of Self-Driving Enterprise Software – Rethinking How We Build Software

The Philosophy of Self-Driving Enterprise Software – Rethinking How We Build Software

Enterprise systems should support people, not the other way around. Technology should extend human capability, not consume it. For too long, software has demanded that people conform to rigid structures, turning productivity tools into digital bureaucracy. AI-supported systems can reverse this. By operating on context rather than sequence, and relevance rather than rigid workflows, they reduce cognitive load and return time, focus, and agency to the people doing the work. This is not just about efficiency. It is about respecting human judgment, preserving meaning, and building systems that adapt to real work rather than forcing work to adapt to systems

Why Agentic AI Should Be an Evolution, Not a Revolution

Why Agentic AI Should Be an Evolution, Not a Revolution

U.S. private AI investment grew to $109.1 billion in 2024 – leading to an “AI arms race” in which many businesses scrambled to be the first to announce shiny new capabilities. But did some tech…

CFOs: Are you ready to let go and trust AI?

CFOs: Are you ready to let go and trust AI?

I’ve never wanted to sky dive or do a bungee jump, but when I read some industry commentary it feels like this is what CFOs are being asked to do when it comes to investing in  AI tools . For example,…

Getting Ready for the AI-Fuelled Office

Getting Ready for the AI-Fuelled Office

Everyone is talking about the impact that artificial intelligence (AI) is having (or is going to have) on the way we work. What a lot of these studies do not try to understand is what this will mean…

As AI goes everywhere, here is how you must frame opportunities and risks

As AI goes everywhere, here is how you must frame opportunities and risks

The impacts of AI on how people work with it need to be considered with technical but also human-centric thinking

The future of ERP is automated, conversational and very much in the cloud

The future of ERP is automated, conversational and very much in the cloud

Just to be different from every other article you read about technology this week, I am going to limit my take on AI to just a few sentences where it is most relevant.

Data fundamentals first, automation second

Data fundamentals first, automation second

There is a lot of excitement about technology’s potential to automate tasks making our lives easier and freeing us up to do more fun things. ChatGPT is the latest in a long line of excited debates –…

Back to Basics: 2023 ERP Trends and Predictions

Back to Basics: 2023 ERP Trends and Predictions

In a year marked by uncertainty, organizations are looking for ways to reduce operating costs and streamline processes. Efficiency is on the mind of every business leader. Deploying automation to…

Is It Time to Replace Your Legacy ERP System?

Is It Time to Replace Your Legacy ERP System?

Enterprise resource planning (ERP) systems have been around since the 1990s, helping organizations manage and integrate business processes. However, as companies implement  digital transformation…