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Peak Procurement: Zycus Charts a Path Toward Autonomous Outcomes

By Andrew Bartolini October 16, 2026Articles, Chief Procurement Officers, Complex Categories, Events, General, Process, Solution Providers, Strategic Sourcing, Strategy, Technology

Last month, Zycus held its annual user conference, Horizon 2026 in Beaver Creek, Colorado, bringing together hundreds of customers, partners, and sponsors for the two day event. Finely curated (as…

NEW WEBINAR: The New Speed of Procurement: AI, Agility, and Orchestration

By John Yuva October 15, 2026Articles, Chief Procurement Officers, Complex Categories, Events, Process, Procure-to-Pay, Solution Providers, Technology

Join Ardent Partners and ORO Labs on October 29th (1:00 - 1:45 PM ET) for a discussion titled "The New Speed of Procurement: AI, Agility, and Orchestration." For CPOs, the…

CPOs, It’s Time to Own Your Data

By Andrew Bartolini October 12, 2026Articles, Chief Procurement Officers, General, Process, Strategy

There is an old saying about planting a tree: the best time was twenty years ago, and the second best time is today. I have been thinking about that proverb…

The Path to AI-First Procurement, Pt.7: The Consumption Gap

By Andrew Bartolini September 25, 2026Articles, Chief Procurement Officers, Complex Categories, Process, Procure-to-Pay, Solution Providers, Strategy, Technology

Our new article series, "The Path to AI-First Procurement: Closing the Gap Between AI Ambition and Execution," based on new research from Ardent Partners and sponsored by Ivalua, continues today…

Protecting Procurement Savings Before They Leak Away

By John Yuva September 23, 2026Articles, Chief Procurement Officers, Complex Categories, Process, Solution Providers, Strategy, Technology

Procurement has several superpowers, with negotiating near the top of powerful skills. Consider a long rectangular table with procurement and team on one side and a potential supplier on the…

NEW WEBINAR: How Agentic AI Helps Procurement Stop Savings Leakage Before It Happens

By John Yuva September 15, 2026Articles, Chief Procurement Officers, Complex Categories, Events, Process, Procure-to-Pay, Solution Providers, Technology

Join Ardent Partners and GEP on September 30th (2 PM ET) for a discussion titled "How Agentic AI Helps Procurement Stop Savings Leakage Before It Happens." Procurement teams work hard…

ProcureTech Pulse: AI in Review

By John Yuva September 2, 2026Articles, Chief Procurement Officers, Process, Solution Providers, Technology

CPO Rising’s ProcureTech Pulse series continues this week with a look back at the most important AI-related ProcureTech news, announcements, and developments from the first half of the year. From…

The Next SAP Business Network (Pt. One): How BTP and Agentic AI Are Redefining Enterprise Connectivity

By Andrew Bartolini August 10, 2026Articles, Chief Procurement Officers, Complex Categories, General, Process, Solution Providers, Strategy, Technology

For most of its history, the SAP Business Network and its predecessor, the Ariba Supplier Network, served as procurement's central hub for transactions and supplier collaboration, expanding over time to…

Zip AI Summit 2026: From Agents to Superagents

By Andrew Bartolini June 10, 2026Articles, Chief Procurement Officers, Events, General, Process, Solution Providers, Strategy, Technology

On June 2, procurement, finance, and technology leaders gathered at the Ace Hotel in Brooklyn for Zip's AI Summit 2026. It was one of those classic early-summer New York days.…

Inside IVA Studio: Architecting the Autonomous Procurement Workforce

By Andrew Bartolini June 4, 2026Articles, Chief Procurement Officers, Events, Process, Solution Providers, Strategy, Technology

(This is Part 2 of our series on the 2026 Ivalua NOW conference in Paris. You can read Part 1: Procurement Enters the Agentic AI Era here.) As I discussed…