How Chinese Banks Accelerate IT Efficiency with DevOps Maturity Models
This article reports how 21 Chinese banking institutions evaluated 82 projects using the CAICT-led DevOps Capability Maturity Model, detailing the breakdown across state‑owned, joint‑stock, and city commercial banks, and explains the model’s standards and industry impact.
Overview
Amid digital transformation, enterprises adopt DevOps to boost IT efficiency. The "R&D Operations Integration (DevOps) Capability Maturity Model" series, led by the China Academy of Information and Communications Technology (CAICT), provides high‑value guidance for various industries.
Assessment Statistics in the Banking Sector
To date, 21 banking enterprises have submitted 82 projects for evaluation under the DevOps capability maturity model.
State‑owned commercial banks (including ICBC, Agricultural Bank of China, Bank of China, China Construction Bank, Bank of Communications and Postal Savings Bank) account for 6 institutions with 21 projects evaluated.
Joint‑stock banks (such as China Merchants Bank, Shanghai Pudong Development Bank, CITIC Bank, China Minsheng Bank, China Everbright Bank, Ping An Bank and Zhejiang Zheshang Bank) account for 7 institutions with 48 projects evaluated.
City commercial banks and other financial institutions (including Ningbo Bank, Zhongyuan Bank, Zhengzhou Bank, Baixin Bank, Xinwang Bank, Zhongbang Bank and Zhongyuan Consumer Finance) account for 7 institutions with 13 projects evaluated.
Key Notes
* Data as of July 28, 2022, sourced from the official DevOps assessment website. Numbers are sorted by total assessments; ties are ordered by assessment batch.
* Figures represent the number of projects/modules that passed Level 3 of Continuous Delivery, Level 2/2+ of Technical Operations, Level 2 of Security and Risk Management, and System and Tool assessments. Statistics include subsidiaries.
DevOps Capability Maturity Model
The model, jointly developed by CAICT, the Cloud Computing Open Source Industry Alliance, the Efficient Operations Community, BATJ and major financial, telecom and internet enterprises, is the first comprehensive domestic DevOps standard and has been recognized internationally, becoming the first DevOps standard approved by the ITU‑T in July 2020.
The assessment framework covers Agile Development Management, Continuous Delivery, Technical Operations, Application Design, Security and Risk Management, and System and Tool components.
Contact Information
For DevOps assessment inquiries, contact CAICT (Liu Kailin) at 15650786171 (WeChat) or [email protected], and the Efficient Operations Community (Wei Huanxin) at 18500255645 (WeChat) or [email protected].
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