This document provides an overview of IBM's partnership with SAP Ariba and their differentiated value proposition as an SAP Ariba partner. It discusses SAP Ariba's product innovations and solutions for supplier collaboration across source-to-pay. It also summarizes IBM's experience implementing Ariba for customers, their procurement transformation approach, delivery model, and best practices for processes like source-to-contract and purchase-to-pay.
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IBM has been a strategic SAP Ariba partner since the beginning
On-Premise
Applications
Ariba Network
Launched
Transition to
Cloud
Applications
Network Aware
Applications
Cloud Apps +
Open Platform
1996 1999 2009 2012 2017
SAP AcquisitionMarket Leader before Acquisition SAP Ariba today
Partnership since beginning
20 years of growing
capability
Expertise on every Ariba product
•Build expertise On-
Premise & Cloud
Global Implementations
IBM has implemented Ariba for some of the largest and complex organisations
$4 Bn+
e-commerce
as a seller on
Ariba Network
4.8%
Customer
Savings
85%
Document
Automation
Rate
$100 Bn+
Customer
Spend
through Ariba
230
Ariba
Consultants
90+
Happy
Customers
SAP Ariba
Journey
IBM SAP Ariba
Partnership
IBM Ariba
Capability
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IBM’s Differentiated Ariba Partner Offering
Cognitive
Procurement
Ariba +
Network
S/4 HANA
+ HANA
APIs
Apple
Mobility
Solution
IBM Ariba
Offering