Fusion5

04/06/2026

AI is moving fast but deciding where to start can be the hardest part.
For freight software provider Cario, an AI Envisioning Workshop helped turn lots of ideas into a clear roadmap for action.

By focusing on practical business use cases and prioritising early wins, the team gained clarity and momentum in their AI journey.

Director Matthew Marshall shares what they learned and how their thinking has evolved.
Read the full story here: https://www.fusion5.com/nz/artificial-intelligence/case-studies/cario-ai-workshop?utm_source=linkedin&utm_medium=organic-social&utm_content=case-study&utm_campaign=AI-case-study-organic-social

10/05/2026

Workday Elevate Auckland — done. The question that kept coming up: how do we get Finance and operations working from the same numbers?

If we didn't connect on the day, our Business Value Assessment is still open. Book here: https://fusion5.typeform.com/to/kIt00Xyx?utm_source=linkedin&utm_medium=organic-social&utm_content=landing-page&utm_campaign=CPM-landing-page-wd-elevate-phase2.2&typeform-source=www.linkedin.com

06/05/2026

As organisations grow and adapt to the influence of AI, delivering high-value services and support becomes more complex.

At Fusion5, we’re strengthening how we deliver for our customers by bringing together delivery, operations, security and internal capability in a more connected and scalable way.
This is about ensuring we continue to provide consistent, high-quality outcomes as both we and our customers grow.

We’re excited to have Taruon Virmani join the Fusion5 executive team as Head of Delivery and Operations, leading this focus across Australia and New Zealand. We’re looking forward to the impact ahead.



https://www.fusion5.com/au/our-people/taruon-virmani?utm_source=linkedin&utm_medium=organic-social&utm_content=landing-page&utm_campaign=AI-landing-page-organic-social

04/05/2026

Finance teams across New Zealand and Australia are already running fuel cost impact scenarios. The real constraint isn't the willingness to model — it's whether your approach can address the drivers fast enough as the assumptions shift, and whether those updated numbers reach decision-makers before the decisions are already made.

We've seen this play out before. A New Zealand agricultural business with significant freight, fuel, and input cost exposure can now change a single cost assumption and see the full P&L and cashflow impact flow through every business unit immediately — replacing a process that previously took six weeks to rebuild from scratch and produced numbers nobody fully trusted. A major construction business used the same capability to actively manage supply chain disruption and pricing decisions across 40+ live developments during COVID. Their CFO puts the return at five to ten times the original investment.

If your team is already doing the work but hitting the limits of your current planning infrastructure, Ben Schofield and Nel Botha are offering a complimentary two-hour Fuel Crisis Scenario workshop to assess where those limits are and what it takes to move past them — quickly.

👉https://www.fusion5.com/au/planning-and-analytics/fuel-crisis-scenario-session?utm_source=facebook&utm_medium=organic-social&utm_content=landing-page&utm_campaign=CPM-landing-page-fuel-crisis-scenario-session

27/04/2026

Transformation rarely slows because of a lack of ideas or ambition.
More often, it’s the data and integration foundations underneath that create friction: fragmented systems, growing complexity, and integrations that weren’t designed to scale.

In this article, our integration experts explains why transformation moves at the speed of your data and integration strategy, and how stronger foundations help organisations move faster with confidence.
👉 Read the article:

Digital transformation stalls when data and integration maturity lag behind ambition. Learn how strong foundations accelerate AI, automation and ex*****on.

20/04/2026

We've seen this play out before. A New Zealand agricultural business with significant freight, fuel, and input cost exposure can now change a single cost assumption and see the full P&L and cashflow impact flow through every business unit immediately — replacing a process that previously took six weeks to rebuild from scratch and produced numbers nobody fully trusted. A major construction business used the same capability to actively manage supply chain disruption and pricing decisions across 40+ live developments during COVID. Their CFO puts the return at five to ten times the original investment.

If your team is already doing the work but hitting the limits of your current planning infrastructure, Ben Schofield and Nel Botha are offering complimentary two-hour Fuel Crisis Scenario Workshop Sessions to assess where those limits are and what it takes to move past them — quickly.

👉https://www.fusion5.com/au/planning-and-analytics/fuel-crisis-scenario-session?utm_source=facebook&utm_medium=organic-social&utm_content=landing-page&utm_campaign=CPM-landing-page-fuel-crisis-scenario-session

20/04/2026

AI agents are already in your business, and they are spreading faster than most leaders realise.

This isn’t an adoption issue. It’s a visibility gap. Without clear oversight, AI is already influencing how work gets done, just not in a way that’s intentional or controlled.

Understand where it’s happening and take control before it scales beyond you: https://ow.ly/SeTJ50YMlG0

14/04/2026

Managed services aren’t just about fixing problems when something breaks. They’re about confidence, capability, and keeping pace with change.

Waypoint REIT made a deliberate move from reactive IT support to a proactive managed services model designed around accountability and long-term assurance.

With Fusion5’s IT managed services, their technology environment is actively monitored, continuously improved, and supported by specialist expertise across cloud, infrastructure, and security.

It’s a model that allows teams to stay focused on what matters most, knowing the foundations are looked after.

Read the full customer story here: https://www.fusion5.com/au/managed-services/case-studies/waypoint-reit-managed-services?utm_source=meta&utm_medium=organic-social&utm_content=case-study&utm_campaign=Waypoint-story

30/03/2026

If you're attending the , don’t miss the Fusion5 breakout session.

AI is moving rapidly from experimentation into enterprise adoption – but running at scale requires more than simply deploying technology. In this session, Fusion5 leaders will explore the practical foundations organisations need to operate AI responsibly and sustainably. Featuring Fusion5’s own:

💡Troy Ge**er – Chief Technology Officer, AI Transformation
💡Kristy Brown – Chief Executive, New Zealand
💡Jaime Enriquez – Group Head of Strategy & Transformation

Join our breakout session us at the Microsoft AI Tour Auckland: https://aitour.microsoft.com?utm_source=facebook&utm_medium=organic-social&utm_content=event&utm_campaign=Microsoft-event-AI-Tour-Sponsor