Building Artificial Intelligence (AI) applications in your business without high quality data is like driving a Ferrari without gas. It’s expensive and it gets you nowhere. Defining Artificial Intelligence Before dissecting my claim, it’s important to first state that the field of AI is overwhelmingly vast. Currently, Limited Memory AI is the most promising and […]
I recently posted a review of the SAP Intelligent Spend Management strategy on the blog. The goal was to think through what this new concept might concretely mean for SAP customers. Subsequently, I was lucky enough to sit down with Dr. Marcell Vollmer, Chief Digital Officer at SAP Ariba and SAP Fieldglass, to get more clarity […]
On April 29th 2019, SAP announced that Jim Lucier will be taking over as president of SAP Concur. In addition, Barry Padgett, president of SAP Ariba and SAP Fieldglass will be taking on a larger role as president of SAP Intelligent Spend Management Group, comprised of SAP Ariba, SAP Fieldglass and SAP Concur. To me, […]
Clients Shape Source to Pay Systems with Asks That Drive Development and M&A You would think that selecting a source to pay system based on requirements coverage would be sufficient to make the best decision. However, I would argue that you should also understand how the system’s evolved over time before buying (development road map […]
Note: This post is the second in a two-part series covering the SAP Ariba Live 2019 general sessions. For my analysis of day 1, see Ariba Live 2019 Conference Summary, Day 1. ——— For the day 2 general session at SAP Ariba Live 2019, the format resembled that of day 1. The Ariba Network was […]