Cumulocity now available as-a-service for international customers in China

We are pleased to announce that the Cumulocity platform is now available in China as-a-service (SaaS) on Tencent Cloud’s infrastructure. Customers can connect and manage their devices in China as part of their device fleets, providing a single view of all assets globally.

This new offering includes local partners to publish the services and manage compliance to fulfill regulatory requirements.

Cumulocity has joined hands with Tencent Cloud, the cloud business of global technology and entertainment company Tencent, to help smart equipment manufacturers provide IoT services for their customers in China. Our customers can quickly and efficiently set up their smart device offerings, available as a SaaS offering, within Chinese borders. This means faster time to value and ROI for their customers.

Previously, organizations were required to set up their own infrastructure within China and obtain the necessary licenses before they could start operating. The new collaboration with Tencent Cloud will enable these manufacturers to start connecting devices in China to Cumulocity in the same way as anywhere else in the world: with one simple transaction.

The business landscape in China is unique, and establishing operations in China could be challenging without a reliable partner. This is why we’re very pleased to join forces with Tencent Cloud who will help us to easily extend Cumulocity’s benefits into China for our international smart equipment manufacturing customers to continuing operating and growing anywhere around the world.

The new collaboration alleviates the complexity of setting up new IT capabilities for manufacturers who want to commence operations quickly and easily within China. Tencent Cloud will host cloud instances of Cumulocity that can be immediately available via a local partner to ensure compliance with Chinese regulations. Cumulocity together with its partners also offers a service to handle the application process necessary to export data collected within the country. Smart Equipment Manufacturers around the world use Cumulocity to connect smart devices, gather important operational and process data and create new ‘as-a-Service’ business models for themselves by tracking the usage and performance of their equipment.