About the Event

HR tech stacks have grown fast and often without a master plan. What started as a handful of point solutions has quickly turned into a complex web of tools that HR leaders are now expected to manage, integrate, and justify. There’s no GLP-1 for trimming down software sprawl, and “just buy fewer tools” isn’t exactly actionable advice. Instead, HR leaders are stuck balancing flexibility with efficiency, all while planning for a future where systems don’t just store information but actively drive decisions.

Join HR Brew, alongside industry experts from Paylocity, to untangle how we got here and what HR leaders can do today to prepare for what’s next. We’ll explore how teams are moving beyond point solutions to find real value in their tech stacks, what to prioritize as systems inevitably sprawl, and how to make smarter decisions about integration, ownership, and what actually needs to live in the stack as agentic platforms enter the picture.

Here’s what you can expect to cover:

• How HR tech stacks got so crowded, and why HR leaders are owning the complexity. Unpack how point solutions multiplied, how HR’s role quietly expanded into tech buyer and systems owner, and where fragmentation starts to create real operational and data risks. In other words, if you're feeling overwhelmed, we’re here to lament with you.
• What simplification actually looks like when “just buy fewer tools” feels like bad advice. Dig into how HR leaders are reassessing what’s in their stack, deciding what needs to integrate better versus what needs to go, and prioritizing decisions that improve employee experience and efficiency without starting from scratch. Hear examples of what simplification can really look like including Paylocity’s ONE Integrated Solution, designed to unify HR, Finance, and IT into a single platform.
• How to prepare your stack and your HR-IT partnerships for what’s coming next. Tech stack strategy goes beyond the tools themselves. We’ll connect today’s decisions to the rise of automation and agentic platforms, and explore why stronger alignment with IT and Finance will be critical to moving forward without compounding complexity.