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On a Quest: SciQuest Buys Spend Radar – Instant Analysis

By Andrew Bartolini October 12, 2012Articles, General, Process, Procure-to-Pay, Solution Providers, Strategic Sourcing, Technology

In its quest to offer a comprehensive supply management suite AND shift its market focus into the private sector, SciQuest (Ticker: SQI), a provider of cloud-based supply management solutions completed…

Case Closed: How to Build a Winning Business Case in Seven Easy Steps

By Andrew Bartolini October 1, 2012Articles, Events, General, Procure-to-Pay, Solution Providers, Strategic Sourcing, Technology

UPDATE: The webinar discussed below is now available by clicking the following archive link (registration required). The fall event season has officially begun. Accordingly, I will try to update you…

A P2P Case Study – Treasury Perspective

By Andrew Bartolini September 28, 2012Articles, General, Process, Procure-to-Pay, Solution Providers, Technology

Earlier this week, I gave a presentation at ADP P2P Solutions‘ Seminar “Game-Changing Advances in Finance and Payables” held in the conference area of Minute Maid Park in Houston, Texas…

A P2P Case Study – Supply Chain Persepctive

By Andrew Bartolini September 27, 2012Articles, General, Process, Procure-to-Pay, Technology

Earlier this week, I gave a presentation at ADP P2P Solutions' Seminar "Game-Changing Advances in Finance and Payables" held in the conference area of Minute Maid Park in Houston, Texas…

Payables Place Math: AP + Treasury = Working Capital Optimization

By Andrew Bartolini September 24, 2012Articles, General, Process, Procure-to-Pay, Solution Providers, Technology

For those of you straddling the P2P line or just interested in the "second P," I'd like to call your attention to Ardent Partners' research director, Vishal Patel's site, Payables…

Instant Analysis: SciQuest Sees “Upside” in Contract Lifecycle Management (II)

By Andrew Bartolini July 27, 2012Articles, General, Procure-to-Pay, Solution Providers, Strategic Sourcing, Strategy, Technology

Yesterday, in Part One of this story, we provided some background and then outlined the news from SciQuest (Ticker: SQI) that it had reached a definitive agreement to acquire Contract…

Instant Analysis: SciQuest Sees “Upside” in Contract Lifecycle Management (I)

By Andrew Bartolini July 26, 2012Articles, General, Process, Procure-to-Pay, Solution Providers, Strategic Sourcing, Technology

On Tuesday, after the market closed, SciQuest (ticker: SQI), a provider of cloud-based supply management solutions, announced that it had signed a definitive agreement to acquire Upside Software Inc. ("Upside"),…

M & A(riba) – SAP’s Big Bet

By Andrew Bartolini June 21, 2012Articles, Solution Providers, Strategy, Technology2 Comments

Building on our "instant analysis" of SAP's multi-billion dollar bid for Ariba, we've now come back with a comprehensive report that covers the deal in greater detail. For those of…

Introducing Payables Place

By Andrew Bartolini June 18, 2012Articles, Events, General, Process, Procure-to-Pay, Solution Providers, Technology

For the past six years, the analysts (Andrew Bartolini & Vishal Patel) at Ardent Partners have been closely covering the ePayables (or AP Automation) market. During that time, we've published…

Instant Analysis: Acquisition in the Clouds – SAP to Acquire Ariba for $4.3 Billion

By Andrew Bartolini May 22, 2012Articles, Solution Providers, Strategy, Technology1 Comment

The procurement-themed events held at SAP's SAPPHIRE in Orlando last Monday night were abuzz with the rumor that SAP was going to make a huge cloud procurement announcement the next…