Google signs 396 MW Fervo PPA: when procurement can count the power
Google and Fervo signed a 396 MW geothermal PPA, but procurement should keep the 600 MW option, delivery and usable data-center load in separate states.
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SK hynix’s $4bn-plus Indiana HBM build: when procurement can count supply
SK hynix has started construction of its Indiana HBM packaging base, but Korean wafer dependency and qualification gates remain before buyers can count the output as secured supply.
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Reported Nvidia AI server price increases may exceed 15%: procurement’s configuration-level cost test
Some large Nvidia customers were reportedly told AI-server prices could rise by more than 15% for early-2027 shipments. Procurement should test each configuration, quote and contract before rebasing budgets.
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SaaS Spend & Procurement Statistics 2026
A source-qualified 2026 benchmark of SaaS spend, license utilization, renewals, pricing, AI costs and procurement cycles, with the controls finance leaders need before using the numbers.
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Serra Verde’s $1.55bn offtake structure: when procurement can count secured supply
An August 21 amendment satisfied the Serra Verde offtake’s revised financing condition, but the $500m revolver remains unfunded and first deliveries are only expected in early Q4. Procurement should keep financing, production, qualification and delivery as separate supply states.
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Supplier Onboarding Software: A Buyer Guide to Verification and Activation
An independent guide to selecting supplier onboarding software by identity model, tax and bank verification, screening review, approval states and ERP activation.
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Supplier Performance Management Software: Scorecards, Evidence and Buyer Tests
An independent guide to evaluating supplier performance management software by measurement model, data feeds, weighting governance, corrective action and the evidence a published score must withstand.
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Travel and Expense Management: Policy, Controls and Tax Treatment
A finance-led guide to travel and expense management: which thresholds are discretionary, which follow a tax rule, and how booking, cards, approvals and system boundaries decide control.
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Procurement Orchestration: Scope, Controls and the Systems It Cannot Replace
A control-led guide to what a procurement orchestration layer owns across intake, routing, approvals, policy and integrations, how it differs from P2P software and suites, and the exception and implementation evidence to demand before buying.
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Supplier Management Software: A Buyer Guide to Lifecycle Control
An independent guide to selecting supplier management software by lifecycle scope, system ownership, controls, integrations and official product documentation.
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