SAP Ariba held its annual user conference in Las Vegas with over 3200 attendees from customers, partners, and influencers. The top takeaways from the conference were that SAP Ariba has gained momentum by adding 10 Global 100 customers and $300 billion in additional spend on its procurement network. SAP Ariba also showed traction for its Guided Buying and Spot Purchase products which aim to lower total cost of ownership through improved user experience and lightweight account types. Blockchain technology was demonstrated as a key area of innovation for procurement in the future.

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Event Report – SAP Ariba Live 2017
MyPOV: SAP Ariba is moving fast, remarkable, while re-platforming.
Has the right length of leash to SAP, keeps innovating on
reducing TCO for users and enterprises. Good true North.
Yearly SAP Ariba user conference, almost 3200+ attendees, held in Las
Vegas, Cosmopolitan, well attended by partners and influencers.
Top Takeaways
• Ariba has momentum:+10 Global 100, 300B US$ in network added
• Guided Buying, Spot Purchase pay off customer & partnership
traction – more UX coming, lower TCO with Light Account
• Blockchain meets Purchasing – key innovation