Company:Cumulocity

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Cumulocity GmbH
TypePrivate company
IndustryEnterprise software, cloud computing, SaaS, Industrial internet of things
Founded2012; 14 years ago (2012)[1]
Founders
  • Bernd Groß
  • Stefan Vaillant
  • Oliver Stache
  • Dr. André Eickler
[2]
HeadquartersDüsseldorf, Germany
Number of locations
19 (2025)
Area served
Worldwide
Number of employees
300+
Websitecumulocity.com

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

  1. ↑ "Dieser Mann legte den Grundstein für das Internet der Dinge" (in de-DE). 2018-10-01. https://www.handelsblatt.com/unternehmen/it-medien/cumulocity-gruender-bernd-gross-dieser-mann-legte-den-grundstein-fuer-das-internet-der-dinge/23133780.html. 
  2. ↑ "Handelsregistereintrag HRB 68832" (in de-DE). https://www.handelsregister.de/rp_web/normalesuche.xhtml. 
  3. ↑ 3.0 3.1 "Software AG Acquires Cumulocity GmbH and Extends its Internet of Things Technology Leadership" (in en-US). 2017-03-27. https://www.htgf.de/en/software-ag-acquires-cumulocity-gmbh-and-extends-its-internet-of-things-technology-leadership/. 
  4. ↑ "Silver Lake betreibt Zerschlagung der Software AG weiter" (in de-DE). 2024-09-06. https://www.golem.de/news/cumulocity-und-alfabet-silver-lake-betreibt-zerschlagung-der-software-ag-weiter-2409-188775.html. 
  5. ↑ "DataHub" (in en). https://www.cumulocity.com/product/datahub/. 
  6. ↑ "thin-edge.io" (in en). https://thin-edge.io. 
  7. ↑ "Cumulocity: unbekannter Motor vieler IoT-Plattformen" (in de-DE). 2017-03-27. https://www.silicon.de/41642939/cumulocity-unbekannter-motor-vieler-iot-plattformen. 
  8. ↑ "IoT-Partner: Telekom und Software AG bauen globale Plattform für die Cloud der Dinge" (in de). 2019-07-11. https://www.telekom.com/de/medien/medieninformationen/detail/iot-partner-software-ag-globale-plattform-fuer-cloud-der-dinge-576590. 
  9. ↑ "Cloud of Things – Deutsche Telekom's IoT Cloud" (in en). https://iot.telekom.com/en/solutions/platform. 
  10. ↑ "NTT Communications and Cumulocity enter partnership to deliver IoT solutions and services in Japan" (in en). 2017-04-20. https://iotbusinessnews.com/2017/04/20/31479-ntt-communications-cumulocity-enter-partnership-deliver-iot-solutions-services-japan/. 
  11. ↑ "Things Cloudとは" (in ja). https://www.ntt.com/business/services/ai-iot/iot/things-cloud.html. 



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