{"id":260,"date":"2013-08-05T10:44:52","date_gmt":"2013-08-05T08:44:52","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/e3mag.com\/?p=260"},"modified":"2019-04-01T10:57:03","modified_gmt":"2019-04-01T08:57:03","slug":"intelligent-grids-have-the-future","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/e3mag.com\/en\/intelligenten-netzen-gehoert-die-zukunft\/","title":{"rendered":"The future belongs to intelligent networks"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>With Ariba, the <span id=\"urn:local-text-annotation-tieq7044hwc3jicbwkivuh0hjmcki9pt\" class=\"textannotation disambiguated wl-person\">SAP<\/span> acquired a company dedicated to cloud-based commerce between business partners in 2012. About the Ariba-<span id=\"urn:local-text-annotation-755k2ypl6qfpi3ktarszpeqnl8m91e96\" class=\"textannotation disambiguated wl-thing\">Network<\/span> buyers and sellers can contact each other by means of <span id=\"urn:local-text-annotation-qxga6fahla0dknyqvbtzfrdq5cmqbtlr\" class=\"textannotation disambiguated wl-thing\">Cloud, but native!<\/span>-network solutions.<\/p>\n<p>According to the company, more than 100 million companies in 190 countries around the world are already using this method not only to process transactions, but also to initiate new business.<\/p><div id=\"great-906234605\" class=\"great-fullsize-content-en great-entity-placement\" style=\"margin-bottom: 20px;\"><a data-no-instant=\"1\" href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=6ZGXMPyM-nU\" rel=\"noopener\" class=\"a2t-link\" target=\"_blank\" aria-label=\"banner_26-04_29_1200x150\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/e3mag.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/banner_26-04_29_1200x150-1.jpg\" alt=\"\"  srcset=\"https:\/\/e3mag.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/banner_26-04_29_1200x150-1.jpg 1200w, https:\/\/e3mag.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/banner_26-04_29_1200x150-1-400x50.jpg 400w, https:\/\/e3mag.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/banner_26-04_29_1200x150-1-768x96.jpg 768w, https:\/\/e3mag.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/banner_26-04_29_1200x150-1-100x13.jpg 100w, https:\/\/e3mag.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/banner_26-04_29_1200x150-1-480x60.jpg 480w, https:\/\/e3mag.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/banner_26-04_29_1200x150-1-640x80.jpg 640w, https:\/\/e3mag.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/banner_26-04_29_1200x150-1-720x90.jpg 720w, https:\/\/e3mag.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/banner_26-04_29_1200x150-1-960x120.jpg 960w, https:\/\/e3mag.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/banner_26-04_29_1200x150-1-1168x146.jpg 1168w, https:\/\/e3mag.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/banner_26-04_29_1200x150-1-18x2.jpg 18w, https:\/\/e3mag.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/banner_26-04_29_1200x150-1-600x75.jpg 600w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1200px) 100vw, 1200px\" width=\"1200\" height=\"150\"  style=\" max-width: 100%; height: auto;\" \/><\/a><\/div>\n<p>Web-based social networks have long been an integral part of everyday life for most people in the private sphere. It's high time for this development to extend even further into the business environment, says Bob Calderoni, CEO of Ariba.<\/p>\n<p>The <span id=\"urn:local-text-annotation-64ci4gfu1q2pslgj31c5lrhm8ricr4vu\" class=\"textannotation disambiguated wl-thing\">Key<\/span> to this are intelligent networks, because today these offer numerous options and have <span id=\"urn:local-text-annotation-w1b05hc3p8mhhnrzpz666jx7rnifjw1h\" class=\"textannotation disambiguated wl-thing\">Business processes<\/span> The new technology will change production processes in industry in much the same way as the assembly line did around 150 years ago.<\/p>\n<p>Today, companies of all sizes and from all industries can connect across countries to increase productivity and maximize profits. This creates complex networks in which business partners can coordinate their processes across different platforms to increase their revenues, <span id=\"urn:local-text-annotation-fl96z71vvpre97391fp63utftjow6gp2\" class=\"textannotation disambiguated wl-thing\">Costs<\/span> and to optimize its cash flow.<\/p>\n<h3><span id=\"urn:local-text-annotation-yg8leggxrkjqiw2tome6q7ds730we9pc\" class=\"textannotation disambiguated wl-thing\">Business processes<\/span> understand<\/h3>\n<p>A prerequisite for the smooth establishment and running of such business relationships is a secure <span id=\"urn:local-text-annotation-rpqt9ybzihgtked5egylfeqy02qefjov\" class=\"textannotation disambiguated wl-thing\">Cloud, but native!<\/span>-based <span id=\"urn:local-text-annotation-wltocbnec0lep254x7h4wmo7msah1mgd\" class=\"textannotation disambiguated wl-organization\">Network<\/span>into which all processes can be integrated.<\/p>\n<p>Unlike in the USA or Asia, the enthusiasm for the <span id=\"urn:local-text-annotation-8jdw318viejkcv4e4y8l2h8orte3xfgf\" class=\"textannotation disambiguated wl-thing\">Cloud, but native!<\/span> in the European region was limited in the past. Resentment against the model was too high, reported Sven Denecken, at <span id=\"urn:local-text-annotation-4ml1sbol704gyz5mpolny5x31t5ahh3n\" class=\"textannotation disambiguated wl-person\">SAP<\/span> as vice president for the strategy of the <span id=\"urn:local-text-annotation-78pqt4awpfohxj4bs7rovwq8cryxw805\" class=\"textannotation disambiguated wl-thing\">Cloud, but native!<\/span>-solutions.<\/p>\n<p>That has changed significantly in the past year, he says.<\/p>\n<p><em>\"Specifically, large companies that are in need of <span id=\"urn:local-text-annotation-39ee2bil27x9cpbhxvwo86u1mpumda9b\" class=\"textannotation disambiguated wl-thing\">Cloud, but native!<\/span> were very reluctant in the past, are now much more open to the topic.\"<\/em><\/p>\n<p>One reason for this, he says, is specific requirements from the specialist departments that new <span id=\"urn:local-text-annotation-8n3yun3m0ovewtqmzqryxum5ma4bj8xt\" class=\"textannotation disambiguated wl-thing\">Applications<\/span> want to deploy faster to keep up with the ever more rapidly changing demands of the market.<\/p>\n<p>The accompanying technical demands can be met by the in-house <span id=\"urn:local-text-annotation-zh6d0muuam9vrfz1xyhyukpcwlel2aw1\" class=\"textannotation disambiguated wl-thing\">IT<\/span> often not fulfilled in a timely manner, which is why the offers of <span id=\"urn:local-text-annotation-w0rw7f7jdqyag3ocn60bk927vrb7q5hk\" class=\"textannotation disambiguated wl-thing\">Cloud, but native!<\/span>-providers are becoming increasingly interesting.<\/p>\n<h3><span id=\"urn:local-text-annotation-mtp5hfx96pl8xhqkmen8onpmbk7omyac\" class=\"textannotation disambiguated wl-thing\">Cloud, but native!<\/span>-Solution made to measure<\/h3>\n<p>The Walldorf-based company offers its customers both private and public <span id=\"urn:local-text-annotation-5d663m9kuehkw9xc4i9s24h3apwbsha9\" class=\"textannotation disambiguated wl-thing\">Cloud, but native!<\/span> corresponding solutions, each of which is based on Hana. Hana Enterprise is used for the private <span id=\"urn:local-text-annotation-7p485hf03sgt7fsmmio76z5y6qkxs6xq\" class=\"textannotation disambiguated wl-thing\">Cloud, but native!<\/span> and Hana Business Suite at the Public <span id=\"urn:local-text-annotation-hpkqmfmisy694xniek82ypyuqh4kdyfv\" class=\"textannotation disambiguated wl-thing\">Cloud, but native!<\/span> for use.<\/p>\n<p>The Public-<span id=\"urn:local-text-annotation-8aoprlhwhz3he4ig42f0q8cm0j0x00gc\" class=\"textannotation disambiguated wl-thing\">Cloud, but native!<\/span>processes run over the high-availability <span id=\"urn:local-text-annotation-07i0vdphahp3rvoczb9z3op43ln6g9p4\" class=\"textannotation disambiguated wl-person\">SAP<\/span>-data center and guarantee a modern <span id=\"urn:local-text-annotation-eizhymd6or6j72r12y3bag7dunl8ofbg\" class=\"textannotation disambiguated wl-thing\">IT<\/span>-environment with the highest security standards. According to Denecken, customers not only want to know how secure their <span id=\"urn:local-text-annotation-da7v4f6a8njoxtnr22seoovkmnkxoaqz\" class=\"textannotation disambiguated wl-thing\">Data<\/span> but where exactly they are located and how public-<span id=\"urn:local-text-annotation-hche16ql1zktd1svprti1adwmoa3ff1a\" class=\"textannotation disambiguated wl-thing\">Cloud, but native!<\/span>-<span id=\"urn:local-text-annotation-vr0fkxvi1sdhuodeml2soglhnu1c0fqr\" class=\"textannotation disambiguated wl-thing\">Applications<\/span> can be optimally integrated with their internal models so that there are no interruptions in the workflow.<\/p>\n<p>The prerequisite for such an implementation, he said, is that a provider must not only be <span id=\"urn:local-text-annotation-x5n2i4pfd3lljv5dwyc8usq7ybtenf4s\" class=\"textannotation disambiguated wl-thing\">Business processes<\/span> of its customers, but is also in a position to compare the internal solutions with those in the <span id=\"urn:local-text-annotation-2rfdkvn90zzub6sb6epekkzazpj61nu2\" class=\"textannotation disambiguated wl-thing\">Cloud, but native!<\/span> outsourced to create a productive environment and generate real added value for the company.<\/p>\n<p><span id=\"urn:local-text-annotation-p6h927w2ewieofe80tdm3bsd9ca3tmyv\" class=\"textannotation disambiguated wl-thing\">Scalability<\/span> is therefore at the top of the list of requirements, along with safety.<\/p>\n<h3>The future belongs to intelligent networks<\/h3>\n<p>This model of hybrid <span id=\"urn:local-text-annotation-fcto4srwb0wijk5c3stayuk3sui5gim6\" class=\"textannotation disambiguated wl-thing\">Cloud, but native!<\/span> is now favored by most providers, as it offers customers a high degree of flexibility. The leading market research companies also see this concept gaining ground in the business sector, because hardly any company will completely replace existing solutions that have been in use for years by <span id=\"urn:local-text-annotation-8yqe6mtf5ekmmoxjgfir7p80u58nvwih\" class=\"textannotation disambiguated wl-thing\">Cloud, but native!<\/span>-based replace.<\/p>\n<p>According to Tim Minahan, chief marketing officer (CMO) and senior vice president responsible for Ariba's global network strategy, intelligent networks are the future because they connect environments and systems, while accelerating many operations and providing dedicated <span id=\"urn:local-text-annotation-gsxkyyr371kld6jadknxl7qywp7gk42p\" class=\"textannotation disambiguated wl-thing\">Analyses<\/span> for a transparent presentation of the increase in value that can be <span id=\"urn:local-text-annotation-vtswqwxpue4tai1smb18hs86jzbnjpgd\" class=\"textannotation disambiguated wl-thing\">Cloud, but native!<\/span>-based processes can be achieved.<\/p>\n<p>For him, such networks are virtually the \"Rosetta Stone\" that can be used to identify and classify processes.<\/p>\n<p><em>\"In the past, it was important for companies to connect with each other. But the future belongs to intelligent solutions that enable companies to expand their business options in a targeted and timely manner without much effort\"<\/em><\/p>\n<p>Tim Minahan says.<\/p>\n<p><em><span id=\"urn:local-text-annotation-mqbkpeel30crstc21e5s2wxwhqhufola\" class=\"textannotation disambiguated wl-person\">Petra Adamik<\/span> lives and works in <span id=\"urn:local-text-annotation-ua9sni7imz9z4luz69sznap05nhzeocl\" class=\"textannotation disambiguated wl-place\">Munich<\/span>. For 25 years she has been <span id=\"urn:local-text-annotation-5w4blutc62j1gamcy6rtm88olvlc57s3\" class=\"textannotation disambiguated wl-thing\">free<\/span> Journalist in the field of <span id=\"urn:local-text-annotation-sfyxoorsg4l7d8fxo60mn59ksl19p6n3\" class=\"textannotation disambiguated wl-thing\">Information Technology<\/span> with a focus on enterprise software. She represents E-3 Magazine as a correspondent and also writes as an expert author for leading print and online media as well as agencies and industrial companies in <span id=\"urn:local-text-annotation-lc46rpb2qma9m0cknkkitqyecmnctvfq\" class=\"textannotation disambiguated wl-place\">Germany<\/span>, Austria and the <span id=\"urn:local-text-annotation-hf2axfhktplygvz2vfdyz24mj3atnkdh\" class=\"textannotation disambiguated wl-place\">Switzerland<\/span>.<\/em><\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Ariba welcomed more than 600 international participants to its annual conference Ariba Live, which took place in Berlin from June 3 to 6, 2013. The central topic was the change that is emerging in business processes due to the greater integration of web-based network solutions and tools.<\/p>","protected":false},"author":21,"featured_media":1474,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"pmpro_default_level":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[161,1464],"tags":[162,39],"coauthors":[25369],"class_list":["post-260","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-szene","category-mag1308","tag-ariba","tag-cloud","pmpro-has-access"],"acf":[],"featured_image_urls_v2":{"full":["https:\/\/e3mag.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/08\/shutterstock_470815010.jpg",1000,600,false],"thumbnail":["https:\/\/e3mag.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/08\/shutterstock_470815010-150x150.jpg",150,150,true],"medium":["https:\/\/e3mag.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/08\/shutterstock_470815010.jpg",400,240,false],"medium_large":["https:\/\/e3mag.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/08\/shutterstock_470815010-768x461.jpg",768,461,true],"large":["https:\/\/e3mag.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/08\/shutterstock_470815010.jpg",1000,600,false],"image-100":["https:\/\/e3mag.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/08\/shutterstock_470815010-100x60.jpg",100,60,true],"image-480":["https:\/\/e3mag.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/08\/shutterstock_470815010-480x288.jpg",480,288,true],"image-640":["https:\/\/e3mag.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/08\/shutterstock_470815010-640x384.jpg",640,384,true],"image-720":["https:\/\/e3mag.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/08\/shutterstock_470815010-720x432.jpg",720,432,true],"image-960":["https:\/\/e3mag.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/08\/shutterstock_470815010-960x576.jpg",960,576,true],"image-1168":["https:\/\/e3mag.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/08\/shutterstock_470815010.jpg",1000,600,false],"image-1440":["https:\/\/e3mag.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/08\/shutterstock_470815010.jpg",1000,600,false],"image-1920":["https:\/\/e3mag.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/08\/shutterstock_470815010.jpg",1000,600,false],"1536x1536":["https:\/\/e3mag.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/08\/shutterstock_470815010.jpg",1000,600,false],"2048x2048":["https:\/\/e3mag.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/08\/shutterstock_470815010.jpg",1000,600,false],"trp-custom-language-flag":["https:\/\/e3mag.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/08\/shutterstock_470815010.jpg",18,12,false],"bricks_large_16x9":["https:\/\/e3mag.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/08\/shutterstock_470815010.jpg",1000,600,false],"bricks_large":["https:\/\/e3mag.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/08\/shutterstock_470815010.jpg",1000,600,false],"bricks_large_square":["https:\/\/e3mag.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/08\/shutterstock_470815010.jpg",1000,600,false],"bricks_medium":["https:\/\/e3mag.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/08\/shutterstock_470815010.jpg",600,360,false],"bricks_medium_square":["https:\/\/e3mag.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/08\/shutterstock_470815010.jpg",600,360,false],"profile_24":["https:\/\/e3mag.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/08\/shutterstock_470815010-24x24.jpg",24,24,true],"profile_48":["https:\/\/e3mag.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/08\/shutterstock_470815010-48x48.jpg",48,48,true],"profile_96":["https:\/\/e3mag.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/08\/shutterstock_470815010-96x96.jpg",96,96,true],"profile_150":["https:\/\/e3mag.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/08\/shutterstock_470815010-150x150.jpg",150,150,true],"profile_300":["https:\/\/e3mag.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/08\/shutterstock_470815010-300x300.jpg",300,300,true]},"post_excerpt_stackable_v2":"<p>Mehr als 600 internationale Teilnehmer konnte Ariba vom 3. bis 6. Juni 2013 zu seiner Jahreskonferenz Ariba Live begr\u00fc\u00dfen, die in Berlin stattfand. Zentrales Thema war die Ver\u00e4nderung, die sich bei Gesch\u00e4ftsprozessen durch die st\u00e4rkere Einbindung webbasierter Netzwerkl\u00f6sungen und Werkzeuge abzeichnet.<\/p>\n","category_list_v2":"<a href=\"https:\/\/e3mag.com\/en\/category\/szene\/\" rel=\"category tag\">Szene<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/e3mag.com\/en\/category\/mag1308\/\" rel=\"category tag\">MAG 13-08<\/a>","author_info_v2":{"name":"Petra Adamik","url":"https:\/\/e3mag.com\/en\/author\/petra-adamik\/"},"comments_num_v2":"0 comments","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/e3mag.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/260","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/e3mag.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/e3mag.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/e3mag.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/21"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/e3mag.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=260"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/e3mag.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/260\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/e3mag.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/1474"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/e3mag.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=260"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/e3mag.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=260"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/e3mag.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=260"},{"taxonomy":"author","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/e3mag.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/coauthors?post=260"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}