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Voltaire once wrote, “Appreciation is a wonderful thing. It makes what is excellent in others belong to us as well.” This key truth—the importance of appreciation and recognition—is the core foundation of the Opti Awards, which we recently announced for this season.

Our team is still basking in the glow of Optimal: The Leadership Summit for Predictive Procurement and wanted to share a guide to the resources of our speakers, customers and thought leaders. We knew beforehand that there was a significant demand for the kind of information we were going to share, but the level of engagement we saw leading up to, during and after the conference was truly notable.

This is the tale of two trends and how they are becoming inseparable: procurement and SaaS (Software as a Service). What is the relationship between a long-established business role and the hottest trend in cloud computing? For a start, both are increasingly seen as a key to a company’s success.

The countdown is on to Optimal 2021. This is the AI conference for procurement teams, where procurement meets AI to drive innovation and digital transformation.  

Sourcing and procurement are critical functions in business. They’ve always been one of the keys to success—simply put, without sourcing, there are no raw materials to make a product. Furthermore, procurement teams typically cost less than one percent of an organization’s total budget, and bring double the savings. 

The past decade has seen the extraordinary rise of SaaS or Software-as-a-Service. What is SaaS, and why has it become so popular?

Breaking news from Arkestro: You can now survey suppliers at the line item level for every request you run on Arkestro before you collect quotes.