Discover the latest software purchases and digital transformation initiatives being undertaken by CityFibre and its business and technology executives. Each quarter our research team identifies on-prem and cloud applications that are being used by the 700 CityFibre employees from the public (Press Releases, Customer References, Testimonials, Case Studies and Success Stories) and proprietary sources.
During our research, we have identified that CityFibre has purchased the following applications: Coupa Procurement for Procurement in 2017, Oracle NetSuite ERP for ERP Financial in 2018, Go1 Content Hub for Learning and Development in 2020 and the related IT decision-makers and key stakeholders.
Our database provides customer insight and contextual information on which enterprise applications and software systems CityFibre is running and its propensity to invest more and deepen its relationship with Coupa Software , Oracle , Go1 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 CityFibre revenues, which have grown to $80.0 million in 2023, plus its IT budget and roadmap, cloud software purchases, aggregating massive amounts of data points that form the basis of our forecast assumptions for CityFibre 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.
About the Customer
CityFibre is the UK’s leading alternative provider of wholesale full fibre network infrastructure. With major fibre infrastructure projects across 51 towns and cities throughout the UK, we provide a portfolio of active and dark fibre services to our customers which include service integrators, enterprise and consumer service providers, local authorities and mobile operators.
Scope and Challenges
CityFibre, has selected Coupa’s procurement, invoicing, contract management and expense management software to digitise their financial processes and to control their spend more efficiently.
The rapidly expanding nature of CityFibre’s business, coupled with the necessity of handling rising customer demand, meant that it needed to overhaul its existing financial system through the implementation of a new unified spend platform. After an extensive industry evaluation, CityFibre selected Coupa’s cloud platform, commending the usability, configurability, and scalability of the 100 percent cloud platform provided by Coupa.
“Having looked at the market extensively to see what other solutions were out there, we unanimously decided that the Coupa solution was the perfect fit for our business moving forward. Not only did the Coupa platform provide us with complete visibility against our budget, Coupa’s company culture and focus on delivering customer value really resonated with our business,” said Peter Murray, Finance SystemsConsultant at CityFibre.
Outcome and Implications
Coupa help by automating financial processes at CityFibre, freeing employees to focus on more value-added tasks. In addition, it aligns the procurement function with key business objectives resulting in cost savings across the organisation.
As the UK’s leading alternative digital infrastructure provider, iCityFibre is focused on providing both the public and private sector with best-in-class connectivity. It has fibre footprints in 41 cities across the UK, addressing 28,000 public sites, 7,800 mobile masts, 280,000 businesses, and 4 million homes.
Alex Kleiner, general manager of EMEA at Coupa, highlighted that by choosing Coupa, CityFibre can focus its attention on modernising its business spend process and employees can spend more time adding value to other mission-critical areas of the business.
Quotes
“With the implementation of Coupa’s software, we are sending the right message to our investors, demonstrating that we are serious about our organisational growth.” Said - Peter Murray, Finance SystemsConsultant at CityFibre
“In this day and age, it’s imperative that businesses digitise and future-proof their business investments. We’re in a unique position at Coupa because all of our solutions were born in the cloud, so companies such as CityFibre can transform and streamline their business spend efficiently and effectively. We’re thrilled to join with CityFibre, as they transform their finance function now and continually as their business grows. ” Said - Alex Kleiner, general manager of EMEA at Coupa.
| Vendor | Old Product | New Product | Category | Market | VAR/SI | When | Live |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Twilio | Legacy Apps | Twilio Sendgrid | Transactional Email | PaaS | n/a | 2017 | 2017 |
| Subscribe | Subscribe | Subscribe | Transactional Email | PaaS | Subscribe | 2020 | 2020 |
| Vendor | Old Product | New Product | Category | Market | VAR/SI | When | Live |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Host Europe | Legacy Apps | Host Europe | Application Hosting and Computing Services | IaaS | n/a | 2013 | 2013 |
| Subscribe | Subscribe | Subscribe | Content Delivery Network | IaaS | Subscribe | 2021 | 2021 |
| Subscribe | Subscribe | Subscribe | Application Hosting and Computing Services | IaaS | Subscribe | 2021 | 2021 |
| First Name | Last Name | Title | Phone | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Subscribe | Subscribe | Business Solutions Manager | Subscribe | Subscribe |
| Subscribe | Subscribe | Director of Procurement | Subscribe | Subscribe |
| Subscribe | Subscribe | Operations Director | Subscribe | Subscribe |
| Subscribe | Subscribe | Group Chief Operating Officer and Acting Chief Financial Officer | Subscribe | Subscribe |
| Subscribe | Subscribe | Credit Controller | Subscribe | Subscribe |
| Subscribe | Subscribe | Group Financial Controller | Subscribe | Subscribe |