SAP is in the midst of a transformation from “that German ERP vendor” to a becoming a one-stop shop for database, enterprise software, analytical apps, cloud software and services, and mobile device and apps management. According to Ariba, it’s a NetWeaver Compliant Adapter that “connects SAP to the Ariba Commerce Cloud for real-time collaboration with virtually all of your suppliers for B2B commerce, with no need to modify or upgrade your SAP environment.” (Sounds a bit too easy, doesn’t it?)Īhhh, good question. Is there anything special for existing SAP customers?Īriba offers five pre-built adapters to: ECC Financials (Fin) + Materials Management (MM) ECC Fin only ECC MM only ECC + Supplier Relationship Management (SRM) and SRM only.Īlso there’s Ariba’s Collaborative Commerce product. >Sellers-“Discovery Service” (to find new buyers), Contract Management for Sales, Order and Catalog solutions >Buyers-Spending Visibility, Sourcing, Contract Management, Procure-to-Pay, T&E + Supplier Management In addition, as part of SAP’s enterprise cloud strategy (i.e., applications, platform, infrastructure), Ariba will serve as a new “business network” category, connecting suppliers, customers and partners.Īriba sells separate “business commerce” products for buyers and sellers on the Ariba network. (Business ByDesign is kind of its own category.) Just as SuccessFactors is the core of the “people” segment, Ariba will constitute the core of the “suppliers” category. The four areas of the SAP cloud application story are: money, people, customer, and suppliers.
Where does Ariba fit in SAP’s evolving cloud strategy? Jakovljevic put it, when discussing Ariba’s potential: “This is what cloud commerce is all about-leveraging the power of a network to make business commerce as easy as personal commerce.” Amazon, eBay) and Ariba’s commerce network.
You’ll hear Ariba (and now SAP) execs extoll the similarities between consumer-driven commerce (i.e. >the second largest cloud apps vendor>will deliver $500 million in revenues this yearĪriba’s view: “Simplified connectivity, dramatic improvements in process efficiency, enhanced visibility and status into key orders, deliveries, invoices, payments and other vital business commerce activities.” Simplicity will be the key word going forward. >the world’s largest business network with more than 730,000 companies transacting over $340 billion annually among 5 million users 1, 2012, to acquire Ariba ($45 a share for ARBA holders!). It’s now known as “Ariba, an SAP Company.” SAP paid $4.5 billion on Oct. Just the FAQs (and the answers) on SAP’s latest acquisition: SAP Ariba.Īriba offers an open network and web-based applications to buy, sell, and manage cash among B2B buyers and sellers.
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