SAP is a good example. As I highlighted last June in " SAP Business Network Takes Center Stage At SAP Sapphire 2023 ," it took almost a decade after acquiring Ariba for SAP to announce in 2021 that it was taking "the first step toward creating the world's largest business network with SAP Business Network, which will bring together Ariba Network, SAP Business Network for Logistics and SAP Asset Intelligence Network. Over 5.5 million organizations will benefit from being members of this connected community." Today, SAP Business Network is being integrated across a wide variety of SAP solutions, business processes (Procurement, Supply Chain, Logistics, Asset Management, Finance, Talent) and trading partners (Suppliers, Contract Manufacturers, Shippers & Carriers, Financial Institutions, Service Providers/Contingent Labor).