Month: 2026-05 highlights: Delivered Edge Platform Documentation Update for Edge v2026 in the Cumulocity-IoT/c8y-docs repo, aligning content with the new release and refreshing essential guidance. The update ensures users have access to the latest information and resources, and includes aligning the develop branch with Edge v2026 docs and updating platform-management content where needed.

March 2026 — SoftwareAG/c8y-docs: Delivered a focused set of documentation improvements to increase clarity, consistency, and onboarding efficiency across critical Usage-related content. Consolidated updates cover the Usage bundle overview, billing terminology (drawdown balance), Console metrics for Commit-to-Consume customers, and capitalization of the Usage data page, with a performance-driven image resizing change to optimize visual assets in docs.

February 2026 monthly summary for SoftwareAG/c8y-docs focusing on documentation and changelog automation for Cumulocity Console and Consumption Overview. Delivered updates across documentation and established automated changelog workflow to improve release transparency and link validation.

Oct 2025 monthly summary focusing on delivering a targeted UX improvement on the docs site. Implemented Edge tile behavior to open linked content in a new browser tab, preventing navigation away from the documentation experience. Scope is limited to the Edge tile; no changes to other tiles (e.g., REST API).

Monthly summary for 2025-08: Delivered two high-impact features in Cumulocity docs that improve security, multi-tenant support, and developer productivity. 1) MQTT Service - Trust Anchor-based Device Certificate Authentication: introduced trust anchor-based authentication; tenant ID in the username becomes optional when the trust anchor is shared across tenants; docs updated with usage and certificate management guidance. Commit a72ba632739947e9958a7f096865bb8c76fa77ff. 2) Microservices SDK - Pulsar Configuration via C8Y_BASEURL_PULSAR: added C8Y_BASEURL_PULSAR environment variable to configure access to Messaging Service topics via native Pulsar client libraries; updates include examples and developer guidance. Commit 39cd0efee86b441127b97450f6204f43073dd955. No major bug fixes recorded. Overall impact: strengthened security posture, reduced tenant onboarding friction, and improved developer experience through clearer configuration guidance. Technologies demonstrated: trust anchor-based authentication, MQTT security, certificate management, environment variable configuration, Pulsar client libraries, and documentation. Business value: these changes enable safer, more scalable multi-tenant deployments and faster integration for developers.

June 2025: Delivered Edge Deployment Documentation Consolidation in Cumulocity-IoT/c8y-docs by merging Edge Appliance VM and Edge on Kubernetes docs into a single top-level Edge card and updating internal links for improved navigation and discoverability. No major bugs fixed this month; focus on documentation quality and maintainability. Business value: reduced onboarding time for Edge deployments and lowered future maintenance effort through a clearer structure.

April 2025 monthly summary for Cumulocity-IoT/c8y-docs: Delivered Edge and DataHub documentation updates aligned with the 2025 Edge release, removed outdated internal references and static assets, and refactored the docs to reflect current versioning and Kubernetes deployment contexts. Ensured users are directed to the latest Edge content via external links, improving accuracy and onboarding for developers and operators.

March 2025 monthly summary for Cumulocity-IoT/c8y-docs: Focused on improving Edge Appliance documentation quality and navigation. Delivered targeted bug fixes and documentation updates to streamline user access to correct sections, reduce confusion, and support faster onboarding for contributors.