Reading, RG6 1PT,
United Kingdom
BG Group Technographics
BG Group Technographics, Software Purchases, AI and Digital Transformation Initiatives
Discover the latest software purchases and digital transformation initiatives being undertaken by BG Group and its business and technology executives. Each quarter our research team identifies on-prem and cloud applications that are being used by the 5200 BG Group employees from the public (Press Releases, Customer References, Testimonials, Case Studies and Success Stories) and proprietary sources.
During our research, we have identified that BG Group has purchased the following applications: SAP Concur Expense for Expense Management in 2007, Rackspace Cloud for Application Hosting and Computing Services in 2017, Okta Identity Cloud for Identity and Access Management (IAM) in 2021 and the related IT decision-makers and key stakeholders.
Our database provides customer insight and contextual information on which enterprise applications and software systems BG Group is running and its propensity to invest more and deepen its relationship with SAP , Rackspace Technology , Microsoft or identify new suppliers as part of their overall Digital and IT transformation projects to stay competitive, fend off threats from disruptive forces, or comply with internal mandates to improve overall enterprise efficiency.
We have been analyzing BG Group revenues, which have grown to $16.42 billion in 2024, plus its IT budget and roadmap, cloud software purchases, aggregating massive amounts of data points that form the basis of our forecast assumptions for BG Group intention to invest in emerging technologies such as AI, Machine Learning, IoT, Blockchain, Autonomous Database or in cloud-based ERP, HCM, CRM, EPM, Procurement or Treasury applications.
BG Group Tech Stack and Enterprise Applications
BG Group ERP
Vendor |
Previous System |
Application |
Category |
Market |
VAR/SI |
When |
Live |
Insight |
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| SAP | Legacy | SAP Concur Expense | Expense Management | ERP | n/a | 2007 | 2007 |
In 2007, BG Group implemented SAP Concur Expense as its Expense Management solution. The deployment centralized employee travel expense submission and reporting, with employees submitting travel expenses in SAP Concur Expense while finance teams processed invoices in SAP and departmental budgets were maintained in Excel. Operational scope emphasized finance, travel and administrative functions, reflecting routine tasks such as opening incoming post, editing presentations and managing budgets that supported expense workflows.
The implementation leveraged standard Expense Management capabilities including expense report creation, receipt capture, policy enforcement and approval workflow configuration to route expense approvals into finance. SAP Concur Expense was integrated with SAP for invoice posting and bookkeeping so expense records aligned with invoice processing. Governance focused on configured approval paths and Excel supported budget controls to reconcile submitted expenses with departmental budgets and finance processes.
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BG Group IaaS
Vendor |
Previous System |
Application |
Category |
Market |
VAR/SI |
When |
Live |
Insight |
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| Rackspace Technology | Legacy | Rackspace Cloud | Application Hosting and Computing Services | IaaS | n/a | 2017 | 2017 |
In 2017, BG Group deployed Rackspace Cloud to host its public website, aligning its web presence with a managed cloud footprint. Rackspace Cloud is implemented as Application Hosting and Computing Services for the corporate site, providing the foundational hosting layer for customer-facing content and corporate communications.
The implementation leverages category-aligned capabilities typical of Application Hosting and Computing Services, including provisioned compute instances, scalable object storage, and managed infrastructure services to support the web hosting stack. Rackspace Cloud is referenced directly in the deployment, indicating use of managed hosting, monitoring, and platform-level operations to maintain site availability and performance.
Operational responsibility is centered on BG Group web operations and IT infrastructure teams, with Rackspace Cloud supporting continuous content delivery and external communications workflows. The deployment scope is explicitly the corporate website, tying the cloud environment to web publishing, certificate management, and runtime operations for public-facing pages.
Governance appears focused on platform-level management and operational monitoring, with Rackspace Cloud providing the hosting controls and managed services that BG Group uses to run its online presence. The configuration emphasizes stable, managed application hosting rather than bespoke application development or broad enterprise platform consolidation.
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BG Group CyberSecurity
Vendor |
Previous System |
Application |
Category |
Market |
VAR/SI |
When |
Live |
Insight |
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| Okta | Legacy | Okta Identity Cloud | Identity and Access Management (IAM) | CyberSecurity | n/a | 2021 | 2021 |
In 2021, BG Group deployed Okta Identity Cloud on its public website. Okta Identity Cloud is used as an Identity and Access Management (IAM) platform to provide centralized website authentication and access control.
The implementation focuses on web authentication, single sign-on, multi-factor authentication, and user lifecycle management, using Okta Identity Cloud as the central identity plane. Integrations are scoped to the corporate web estate and existing identity stores, enabling centralized identity policies, role-based access control, and automated provisioning and deprovisioning workflows for IT and digital teams. Governance is organized around enforced access policies and managed authentication flows across the website, supporting operational control by BG Group's IT and digital channels.
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IT Decision Makers and Key Stakeholders at BG Group
Apps Being Evaluated by BG Group Executives
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