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Procurement Influencer Series: Jack Mulloy of BuyerQuest – Part II

By Andrew Bartolini May 24, 2017Articles, Chief Procurement Officers, People, Process, Procure-to-Pay, Solution Providers, Strategic Sourcing, Strategy, Technology

Editor’s Note: The following is a transcript of an interview by Andrew Bartolini with Jack Mulloy, CEO of BuyerQuest. Some of the questions have been edited for brevity and clarity. Last week,…

Technology Round-up – May 22 (Coupa Inspire Edition)

By Andrew Bartolini May 22, 2017Articles, Events, People, Process, Procure-to-Pay, Solution Providers, Strategic Sourcing, Strategy, Technology

Coupa Inspire was held last week May 16-18 in San Franciso. Ardent Partners analysts were in attendance. During the conference, Coupa Software made many announcements. Today’s Technology Round-up is dedicated to several…

SAP Ariba and IBM’s New Partnership – An Executive Q&A

By Andrew Bartolini May 18, 2017Articles, Events, General, Process, Procure-to-Pay, Solution Providers, Strategic Sourcing, Strategy, Technology

Ardent's team met with the executives at SAP Ariba and IBM to discuss the new partnership in more detail. Below is a series of questions and answers that we believe…

P2P Technology Round-Up – May 18, 2017

By Andrew Bartolini May 18, 2017Articles, Process, Procure-to-Pay, Solution Providers, Strategy, Technology

CPO Rising’s P2P Technology Round-Up returns today with another assortment of ePayables, B2B payment, and P2P solution-provider news and updates from the past month. If you are an AP or P2P…

Instant Analysis: SAP Ariba and IBM’s New Partnership

By Andrew Bartolini May 17, 2017Articles, General, Solution Providers, Strategy, Technology

When is an acquisition not an acquisition? When two of the world's largest technology companies are involved... Earlier today, SAP Ariba and IBM announced a new and unique partnership that…

SAP Ariba Partners with IBM Emptoris to Bring Cognitive Procurement to the Masses

By Andrew Bartolini May 17, 2017Articles, Events, People, Process, Procure-to-Pay, Solution Providers, Strategic Sourcing, Strategy, Technology1 Comment

This morning at SAP’s annual SAPPHIRE NOW conference, SAP Ariba President, Alex Atzberger announced that his company will partner with IBM Emptoris to bring cognitive procurement to the Ariba Network…

CPO Rising 2017 Report: Extreme Technology Adoption

By Andrew Bartolini May 16, 2017Articles, Chief Procurement Officers, General, People, Strategy, Technology

We recently published my twelfth annual CPO-themed report, CPO Rising 2017: Tools of the Trade, which is part of an ongoing dialogue that my team and I have had with Chief Procurement…

Procurement Influencer Series: Jack Mulloy of BuyerQuest – Part I

By Andrew Bartolini May 15, 2017Articles, People, Process, Procure-to-Pay, Solution Providers, Strategic Sourcing, Strategy, Technology

Editor’s Note: The following is a transcript of an interview by Andrew Bartolini with Jack Mulloy, CEO of BuyerQuest. Some of the questions have been edited for brevity and clarity. Jack Mulloy…

The CPO Rising 2017: Tools of the Trade Report… is Now Available

By Andrew Bartolini May 9, 2017Articles, Chief Procurement Officers, General, Process, Procure-to-Pay, Strategic Sourcing, Strategy, Technology

We recently published my twelfth annual CPO-themed report, CPO Rising 2017: Tools of the Trade, which is part of an ongoing dialogue that my team and I have had with Chief Procurement…

Six Strategies to Expand Commercial Card Programs

By Andrew Bartolini May 8, 2017Articles, Lists, Process, Procure-to-Pay, Solution Providers, Strategy, Technology

Leading organizations know that in order to maintain market share and market relevance, they must find strong trading partners with shared or aligned interests and develop a coalition of willing…