Workato Commences Operations of China Data Center
Workato officially launches its China data center to support global enterprises with native automation capabilities and strict data residency compliance in the Greater China region.
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Workato Inc., a leader in agentic orchestration platforms (headquartered in Palo Alto, California), through its Japanese subsidiary Workato K.K. (located in Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo; President Allan Teng), has announced the official commencement of operations for its China data center. This launch marks a significant milestone in the company's expansion into the Greater China region and embodies its commitment to providing a consistent automation platform for multinational corporations operating globally.
China is one of the world's most complex and critical markets. With the launch of the China data center, global companies can now operate Workato natively within China. All data will be retained within China, meeting compliance requirements while allowing users to utilize the same recipes, connectors, and accelerators across bases in China, Japan, the US, and Europe.
Key Features and Benefits of the China Data Center:
◆ Local Hosting via AWS China (Ningxia)
All customer data, including recipes, connection information, shared assets, and job logs, is processed and stored exclusively within China. This realizes a completely domestic operational model where data does not cross borders.
◆ Enterprise-Grade Security and Compliance
The center provides high-availability architecture and security standards equivalent to the global network in a completely independent regional deployment. Supported features include:
- RBAC (Role-Based Access Control)
- SAML SSO & SCIM
- Enterprise Key Management
- External Secret Sources
- Data masking and configurable data retention policies
◆ Unified Platform and Experience
Customers in China can access the full specifications of the Workato Orchestrate platform, including AHQ, Environments, On-prem Agent, Connector SDK, and RLCM. New features will be deployed to the Chinese environment simultaneously with global releases.
◆ Legal and Regulatory Compliance
The platform has obtained the official ICP registration for internet service providers in China (Jing ICP Bei No. 2026009801). Additionally, it is currently undergoing evaluation for MLPS (Multi-Level Protection Scheme) Level 3, a standard applied to business-critical enterprise systems in China.
Launch Customers on Day One:
The China data center has commenced operations with several prominent clients, including:
- A leading global cosmetics manufacturer (implemented as an independent VPW instance)
- Reltio (utilizing Workato as an Embed to provide the Reltio Integration Hub to end customers)
A major global hospitality group is also scheduled to join the platform later this year.
Significance for Japanese Companies with Chinese Subsidiaries:
For Japanese multinationals operating in China, this launch is highly meaningful:
1. Corporate headquarters in Japan and local subsidiaries in China can collaborate on the same Workato platform, centralizing global automation strategies.
2. Companies can unify their IT investment and governance across the group while complying with Chinese data localization requirements.
3. Existing users of the Japan data center can expand their automation to China using the same UI, recipes, and connector experience.
"China is one of the most strategically important markets in the world. With the launch of the China data center, we have created an environment where all companies doing business in the Greater China region can fully leverage Workato's integration and automation platform while meeting compliance requirements. We are confident that customers in the Asia-Pacific region, including Japan, can build more competitive businesses by having a globally unified automation foundation," said Allan Teng, President of Workato K.K.
China is one of the world's most complex and critical markets. With the launch of the China data center, global companies can now operate Workato natively within China. All data will be retained within China, meeting compliance requirements while allowing users to utilize the same recipes, connectors, and accelerators across bases in China, Japan, the US, and Europe.
Key Features and Benefits of the China Data Center:
◆ Local Hosting via AWS China (Ningxia)
All customer data, including recipes, connection information, shared assets, and job logs, is processed and stored exclusively within China. This realizes a completely domestic operational model where data does not cross borders.
◆ Enterprise-Grade Security and Compliance
The center provides high-availability architecture and security standards equivalent to the global network in a completely independent regional deployment. Supported features include:
- RBAC (Role-Based Access Control)
- SAML SSO & SCIM
- Enterprise Key Management
- External Secret Sources
- Data masking and configurable data retention policies
◆ Unified Platform and Experience
Customers in China can access the full specifications of the Workato Orchestrate platform, including AHQ, Environments, On-prem Agent, Connector SDK, and RLCM. New features will be deployed to the Chinese environment simultaneously with global releases.
◆ Legal and Regulatory Compliance
The platform has obtained the official ICP registration for internet service providers in China (Jing ICP Bei No. 2026009801). Additionally, it is currently undergoing evaluation for MLPS (Multi-Level Protection Scheme) Level 3, a standard applied to business-critical enterprise systems in China.
Launch Customers on Day One:
The China data center has commenced operations with several prominent clients, including:
- A leading global cosmetics manufacturer (implemented as an independent VPW instance)
- Reltio (utilizing Workato as an Embed to provide the Reltio Integration Hub to end customers)
A major global hospitality group is also scheduled to join the platform later this year.
Significance for Japanese Companies with Chinese Subsidiaries:
For Japanese multinationals operating in China, this launch is highly meaningful:
1. Corporate headquarters in Japan and local subsidiaries in China can collaborate on the same Workato platform, centralizing global automation strategies.
2. Companies can unify their IT investment and governance across the group while complying with Chinese data localization requirements.
3. Existing users of the Japan data center can expand their automation to China using the same UI, recipes, and connector experience.
"China is one of the most strategically important markets in the world. With the launch of the China data center, we have created an environment where all companies doing business in the Greater China region can fully leverage Workato's integration and automation platform while meeting compliance requirements. We are confident that customers in the Asia-Pacific region, including Japan, can build more competitive businesses by having a globally unified automation foundation," said Allan Teng, President of Workato K.K.