Draft:Cumulocity

Cumulocity GmbH
Company type	Private company
Industry	Enterprise software, cloud computing, SaaS, Industrial internet of things
Founded	2012; 13 years ago
Founders	Bernd Groß; Stefan Vaillant; Oliver Stache; Dr. André Eickler;
Headquarters	Düsseldorf, Germany
Number of locations	19 (2025)
Area served	Worldwide
Number of employees	300+
Website	cumulocity.com

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Instructions · What links here · Cumulocity (talk: + · bio) · (log) · Copyvios report · reFill · Citation Bot · (Search: Google, Wikipedia) · Submitted 5 days ago by Wahnfried.Willkuer (talk: D · +) · Last edited 5 days ago by Wahnfried.Willkuer

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Declined by Greenman 7 days ago. Last edited by Wahnfried.Willkuer 5 days ago. Reviewer: Inform author.

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Comment: See WP:SOLUTION. Greenman (talk) 11:01, 26 January 2025 (UTC)

Cumulocity GmbH is a German software company headquartered in Düsseldorf, Germany. It develops the Cumulocity software as a service, primarily for industrial Internet of Things (IIoT) applications.

History

Cumulocity GmbH was founded in 2012 by Bernd Groß, Stefan Vaillant, Dr. André Eickler and Oliver Stache as a spin-off from Nokia Siemens Networks, with support from High-Tech Gründerfonds, HCS and Verso Capital.^[3]

In 2017, the company was acquired by Software AG.^[3] In 2024, the management team, led by Bernd Groß, completed a management buyout of Cumulocity GmbH, including the Cumulocity and Apama platforms, with support from Schroders Capital, Verso Capital, and Avedon.^[4]

Products

Cumulocity is a software as a service (SaaS) providing IoT device connectivity, real-time data processing, data management, and application enablement for the industrial Internet of Things (IIoT). Key features include:

Connectivity to standard IIoT protocols, such as MQTT, OMA LWM2M, Low-power wide-area network, OPC Unified Architecture, Modbus, and CAN bus.
Remote and bulk IoT device management, including provisioning, configuration, monitoring, and software/firmware updates for fleets of IoT devices.
Digital twin management for modeling real-world assets, such as buildings, production lines, and machines, using connected sensors and devices.
A cockpit interface for real-time visualization of device data.
Real-time streaming analytics through the Apama engine.
Data lake capabilities and data analytics.^[5]

For edge computing, the company contributes to the open-source project thin-edge.io.^[6]. Additionally, Cumulocity Edge is offered as a software package of Cumulocity for local deployment on industrial servers.

Customers and partners

Cumulocity is frequently embedded into products from connected equipment manufacturers, industrial service providers and telecommunications service providers. ^[7] For example, Deutsche Telekom and NTT Communications have reportedly used Cumulocity as base for IoT services under their brand.^[8]^[9]^[10]^[11]

References

^ "Dieser Mann legte den Grundstein für das Internet der Dinge". Handelsblatt (in German). 2018-10-01. Retrieved 2025-01-19.
^ "Handelsregistereintrag HRB 68832". Handelsregister (in German). Retrieved 2021-07-09.
^ ^a ^b "Software AG Acquires Cumulocity GmbH and Extends its Internet of Things Technology Leadership". HTGF. 2017-03-27. Retrieved 2025-01-19.
^ "Silver Lake betreibt Zerschlagung der Software AG weiter". Golem (in German). 2024-09-06. Retrieved 2025-01-19.
^ "DataHub". Cumulocity. Retrieved 2025-01-19.
^ "thin-edge.io". thin-edge.io. Retrieved 2025-01-19.
^ "Cumulocity: unbekannter Motor vieler IoT-Plattformen". Silicon (in German). 2017-03-27. Retrieved 2025-01-19.
^ "IoT-Partner: Telekom und Software AG bauen globale Plattform für die Cloud der Dinge". Telekom (in German). 2019-07-11. Retrieved 2025-01-19.
^ "Cloud of Things – Deutsche Telekom's IoT Cloud". Deutsche Telekom. Retrieved 2025-01-22.
^ "NTT Communications and Cumulocity enter partnership to deliver IoT solutions and services in Japan". IoT Business News. 2017-04-20. Retrieved 2025-01-19.
^ "Things Cloudとは". NTT Communications (in Japanese). Retrieved 2025-01-22.

[HB-1] "Dieser Mann legte den Grundstein für das Internet der Dinge". Handelsblatt (in German). 2018-10-01. Retrieved 2025-01-19.

[HRB-2] "Handelsregistereintrag HRB 68832". Handelsregister (in German). Retrieved 2021-07-09.

[HTGF-3] "Software AG Acquires Cumulocity GmbH and Extends its Internet of Things Technology Leadership". HTGF. 2017-03-27. Retrieved 2025-01-19.

[cio.com-4] "Silver Lake betreibt Zerschlagung der Software AG weiter". Golem (in German). 2024-09-06. Retrieved 2025-01-19.

[datahub-5] "DataHub". Cumulocity. Retrieved 2025-01-19.

[thinedge-6] "thin-edge.io". thin-edge.io. Retrieved 2025-01-19.

[silicon-7] "Cumulocity: unbekannter Motor vieler IoT-Plattformen". Silicon (in German). 2017-03-27. Retrieved 2025-01-19.

[deutschetelekom-8] "IoT-Partner: Telekom und Software AG bauen globale Plattform für die Cloud der Dinge". Telekom (in German). 2019-07-11. Retrieved 2025-01-19.

[cloudofthings-9] "Cloud of Things – Deutsche Telekom's IoT Cloud". Deutsche Telekom. Retrieved 2025-01-22.

[ntt-10] "NTT Communications and Cumulocity enter partnership to deliver IoT solutions and services in Japan". IoT Business News. 2017-04-20. Retrieved 2025-01-19.

[thingscloud-11] "Things Cloudとは". NTT Communications (in Japanese). Retrieved 2025-01-22.

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