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Magnus Mondays: Procurement Tech — Suites vs. Specialists Part One (Framing the Decision)

By Magnus Bergfors November 13, 2023Articles, Chief Procurement Officers, Complex Categories, General, Solution Providers, Strategy, Technology

A question that keeps coming up in the procurement world is: What is the better technology strategy, investing in a broader suite (think source-to-pay) or a collection of specialist providers?…

Ivalua NOW 2023 – Dispatch #1: CEO Keynote

By Andrew Bartolini May 11, 2023Articles, Events, General, Solution Providers, Strategy, Technology

The Ardent Partners analyst team descended on Nashville last week for the ivalua NOW 2023: Americas conference. This event was well-attended and came on the heels of the company's slightly…

Ardent Analysis: Coupa Board Accepts Thoma Bravo $8B Bid to be Taken Private

By Andrew Bartolini & John Yuva December 14, 2022Articles, General, Solution Providers, Strategy, Technology

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…

Technology Round-Up — October 5, 2022

By John Yuva October 5, 2022Articles, Chief Procurement Officers, General, Solution Providers, Strategy, Technology1 Comment

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…

Relish for the Future of Enterprise Apps

By Andrew Bartolini & John Yuva July 27, 2022Articles, General, Process, Solution Providers, Strategy, Technology

Recently, the Ardent Partners team had an opportunity to connect with long-time procurement executive Ryan Walicki, Founder and CEO of Relish, a business-to-business app provider that is focused on designing…

Procurement Experts on CPO Rising — Planning for the Next Iteration of Source to Pay

By John Yuva July 25, 2022Articles, Chief Procurement Officers, General, People, Process, Strategy, Technology

Our “Procurement Experts on CPO Rising” series continues today with an excerpt from my 2021 episode of the Procurement Rising Podcast — Brian Roche, a Procurement Expert and the Chief Procurement Officer…

Instant Analysis: SpendHQ and Per Angusta Merger + Capital Raise

By Andrew Bartolini & John Yuva July 18, 2022Articles, Chief Procurement Officers, General, People, Process, Procure-to-Pay, Solution Providers, Strategy, Technology

Last week, SpendHQ, a procurement spend analytics platform leader, announced a merger with France-based Per Angusta, a platform leader in procurement performance management, establishing an exciting new company. Partnering in…

Technology Round-Up — July 6, 2022

By John Yuva July 6, 2022Articles, Chief Procurement Officers, General, People, Solution Providers, Strategy, Technology

Technology Round-Up – June 22, 2022

By Andrew Bartolini & John Yuva June 22, 2022Articles, General, Process, Procure-to-Pay, Solution Providers, Strategic Sourcing, Technology

Ivalua NOW 2022: We Are Stronger Together

By Andrew Bartolini May 11, 2022Articles, Events, General, People, Process, Procure-to-Pay, Solution Providers, Strategic Sourcing, Technology

Leading supply management suite provider, Ivalua's annual user conference Ivalua Now returned as an in-person (but also virtual) conference in Washington, D.C. last week and it was another stellar showing…