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China's IIoT developers reach 48% cloud native adoption, outpacing global average as AI shifts to inference
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New CNCF and SlashData research shows China's IIoT developers adopt cloud native at 48%, above the 42% global average, as AI infrastructure matures toward production inference.
For engineers, the report indicates that cloud native practices are becoming the default for AI production workloads, especially in China. The shift from experimentation to inference means infrastructure concerns like scheduling, isolation, and observability are now central to AI deployment. China's 1.75 million cloud native developers, including 400,000 AI developers, signal a large pool of talent building on these patterns.
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China's IIoT developers outpace the global average in cloud native adoption, at 48% versus 42%.
China is home to approximately 1.75 million cloud native developers, including about 400,000 AI developers.
Among Chinese backend developers under 25, 58% are classified as cloud native, showing generational adoption.
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