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ISM 2017 Round-Up: Top Five Highlights from Orlando

By Ardent Partners Analyst Team May 30, 2017Articles, Chief Procurement Officers, Events, General, Lists, People, Process, Solution Providers, Strategic Sourcing, Strategy, Technology

Last week, Andrew Bartolini and I had the great pleasure of attending the Institute for Supply Management’s 102nd annual conference in sunny (and muggy) Orlando, Florida. The four-day event featured…

Happy Memorial Day From Ardent Partners

By Ardent Partners Analyst Team May 29, 2017Articles, Chief Procurement Officers, Events, General, People, Process, Strategy, Technology

Memorial Day in the United States has different meaning for different people. For many, it is a weekend to reflect on the sacrifices made by the men and women of…

David Cameron Keynotes ISM’s Annual Conference in Orlando

By Ardent Partners Analyst Team May 26, 2017Articles, Events, General, People, Solution Providers, Strategy, Technology

On Day 2 of the Institute for Supply Management's 102nd annual conference in Orlando, the Rt. honourable David Cameron, former Prime Minister of the United Kingdom, gave an impassioned speech to…

CPO Rising 2017: Tools of the Trade – WEBINAR Tomorrow!

By Ardent Partners Analyst Team May 23, 2017Articles, Chief Procurement Officers, Events, People, Process, Procure-to-Pay, Solution Providers, Strategic Sourcing, Strategy, Technology

Do you wish to master the technological tools necessary to take your procurement team to the next level? If so, then this webinar is for you! Join us on Wednesday, May…

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…

Ardent Partners Announces The CPO Rising 2017 Summit

By Ardent Partners Analyst Team May 19, 2017Articles, Chief Procurement Officers, Complex Categories, Events, General, Lists, People, Process, Procure-to-Pay, Solution Providers, Strategic Sourcing, Strategy, Technology

Publisher's Note: Ardent Partners is absolutely thrilled to announce the dates and times of its CPO Rising 2017 Summit. Over the next few weeks, we will be making a series…

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…

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…

Three MORE Innovative Technologies Driving Procurement Agility

By Ardent Partners Analyst Team May 10, 2017Articles, Chief Procurement Officers, Events, Lists, Process, Procure-to-Pay, Solution Providers, Strategic Sourcing, Strategy, Technology

It has been stated often in Ardent Partners research and webinars that “it is an exciting time to work in procurement.” [Sidebar: speaking of webinars… We have an exclusive event…

2017 Beeline Conference Wrap-Up: Connecting, Learning, Succeeding…and Innovating

By Christopher Dwyer May 5, 2017Articles, Complex Categories, Events, People, Process, Solution Providers, Strategy, Technology

During this week’s annual Beeline user conference at the Loews Sapphire Resort in Orlando, the Vendor Management System (VMS) solution’s CEO and president, Doug Leeby, stated that the technology market…