SAP held its annual Spend Connect conference (previously known as SAP Ariba Live) in Vienna, Austria from October 9 to 11, where they graciously hosted the Spend Matters team to get the latest on product announcements and catch up with clients and SAP executives (you can catch the “best of” follow-up here). The event illuminated both the firm’s strategic intents and tactical efforts (e.g., GenAI). We’ll cover the announcements made at the event and publish some follow-on insights to address “under the hood” progress on integrating the firm’s app/platform portfolio and integration...