6 ERP Trends for 2026 and Beyond: CIOs Rethink Core Systems
CIO, Tuesday, September 29th, 2026
An ERP upgrade 'supercycle' driven by AI, cloud and end-of-support deadlines is pushing CIOs to modernize core systems.
CIO.com examines why the mature ERP market is entering an upgrade supercycle, with growth forecasts from 9.5% to 17% a year and half of CIOs in a Morgan Stanley survey planning modernization.
AI is the top driver: Forrester sees ERP moving toward active orchestration across API-connected applications, Gartner predicts AI will execute more than half of foundational ERP tasks by 2030, and Deloitte's So Chan argues ERP is what enables AI's value rather than being replaced by it.
The article outlines six trends reshaping how CIOs approach finance, supply chain, manufacturing and HR systems.