At the recent SAP Ariba Live 2016 conference in Singapore, SAP Ariba President Alex Atzberger announced a bevy of updates to the Ariba Network, with two major upgrades – Guided Buying and Light Enablement. He also demonstrated how Ariba can be used with IoT sensors for predictive maintenance.

Finally, they demonstrate a preview of the future of the Ariba Network – artificial intelligence. Check out the videos below!

 

SAP Ariba Guided Buying

Guided Buying is a new feature that makes the buying process much more intuitive for the user. It literally guides the user in the procurement process. In this video, Chris Haydon, Chief Strategy Officer, and Lalitha Rajagopalan, Vice President of Products & Innovation, demonstrates the new Guided Buying feature.

 

SAP Ariba Light Enablement

Light Enablement allows smaller suppliers to become part of the Ariba Network, by removing the need to invest in new IT capabilities. In this video, Sanjay Almeida, the Senior Vice President of Ariba Network, demonstrates how convenient Light Enablement will be.

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Combining SAP Ariba With IoT

IoT (Internet of Things) is a consumer trend, but it is also an important corporate tool. In this video, SAP Ariba President Alex Atzberger demonstrates how Ariba can be used with IoT sensors for preventive maintenance of critical assets.

 

The Future Of SAP Ariba – Artificial Intelligence

Finally, SAP Ariba CTO Dinesh Shahane demonstrated a preview of the future of the Ariba Network – artificial intelligence. If this is how advanced it is at this stage, one can only wonder what it will be like when it’s launched.

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