For Microsoft, one of the most impactful changes was the removal of Enterprise Agreement (EA) pricing levels for Online Services on November 1. Microsoft had hinted at this shift when they released the pricing structure for Copilot, which was priced identically across all levels. Now, all Online Services will be priced at Level A. All on-prem software will still have level A through D pricing, but on-prem products are making up less and less of overall Microsoft expenditures.

If there’s one prevailing trend across the purchasing situations, we help clients navigate at Green Cabbage, it’s constant change in how solutions are marketed, sold, and consumed, often coupled with the assumption that “new” automatically means “better.” This raises an important question: How often do suppliers change, and what impact does that have on customers? Given the vast range of categories and suppliers we support, we’ll explore this question through a focused exampl

Procurement technology has changed and evolved for sure. I can’t say that it’s all for the better, perhaps more confusing because there are so many options. AI is certainly a huge factor, but it is in the beginning stages of delivering measurable impact. I’ve worked within many procurement technology platforms, and they are all ‘okay.’ They help procurement organizations with RFPs, contracts, requisitioning, and more. But they are only as good as the design setup and the proc

From London to Lisbon, Stockholm to Sofia, every market brings its own blend of culture, regulation, supplier networks, and commercial expectations. Procurement leaders here operate in a complex mosaic, local legislation, multilingual contracts, diverse taxation and employment laws, and wide-ranging levels of procurement and digital maturity.

In today’s fast-moving B2B environment, marketing is no longer a cost center to be micromanaged; it’s a co-driver of growth, brand differentiation, and customer experience. For procurement teams supporting or overseeing marketing spend, staying ahead of the latest marketing innovations is crucial to ensure you get more value, better alignment, and lower risk.

Category Management has produced stellar results in procurement by the outcome sought by your business, to requirements, to the best supplier and wrapped in a performance-based feedback loop. This approach takes time to build a Category Team, Category Objectives, key initiatives, measured outcomes and a governance cadence.

Green Cabbage, the global leader in procurement intelligence, proudly announces the appointment of Michael Van Keulen (MVK) as its new Chief Client Officer (CCO).

There are over (29k) companies in the US that have a revenue between $100m and $1B, according to the North American Industry Classification

March 18, 2020.  On that pivotal day, the COVID-19 pandemic was officially recognized in the US, marking a significant turning point.