Procurement 2023: BIG Trends & Predictions
Join Ardent Partners on January 26th from 10:00 AM to 11:00 AM ET for a discussion on Procurement 2023: BIG Trends & Predictions. Chief Procurement Officers and their teams head…
Best of 2022: CPO Rising 2022 Report: The Performance of Best-in-Class
Editor’s Note: Over the next few weeks on CPO Rising, we’re publishing some “best of” 2022 articles as we reflect on the year and prepare for the new year ahead.…
Best of 2022: The Intersection of Data and Sourcing
Editor’s Note: Over the next few weeks on CPO Rising, we’re publishing some “best of” 2022 articles as we reflect on the year and prepare for the new year ahead.…
Big Data Checkpoint: Have You Achieved Full Visibility Yet?
One of the many benefits of any “Big Data” strategy is the fact that, based on current data or figures, the executive team can paint a vivid picture of the…
Ardent Analysis: Coupa Board Accepts Thoma Bravo $8B Bid to be Taken Private
It may be December, but that doesn’t mean merger and acquisition activity has ceased. This week, news broke that Coupa Software, a leader in business spend management, entered into an…
Financial Digitization’s Role in Helping CFOs Deliver Strategic Business Value
Today’s guest contribution was provided by the team at Corcentric. After the challenges of the past two years—and amid present economic uncertainties—chief financial officers can claim a major victory. Accounts payable…
Technology Round-Up — November 30, 2022
CPO Rising’s Technology Round-Up Series returns today with fresh supply management technology news and updates covering a few recent major announcements. If you are a sourcing, procurement, or spend management solution provider…
Instant Analysis: Simfoni Expands the Band, Announces Acquisition of Xeeva
Simfoni Announces Xeeva Acquisition This morning, Simfoni, a digital procurement solution provider, announced that it had acquired Xeeva, a spend management and procurement technology provider. The second major acquisition for the…
Black Friday Starts Today!
Attention Shoppers! The day after Thanksgiving in the US has long been known as Black Friday, the dark name for what is generally considered the biggest shopping day of the year…
Simfoni’s Sweet Music
At the start of 2022, digital procurement solution provider, Simfoni announced that it had acquired EC Sourcing Group, a longstanding and prominent provider of strategic sourcing solutions. The deal enables the…