How Saike Mobility Achieved Level‑3 DevOps Maturity in China

Editorial Insight

Standardization and tooling are identified as key success factors for technology companies, with DevOps standards and a continuous‑delivery pipeline dramatically boosting software development efficiency and agility.

GOPS 2020 Conference

The 14th GOPS Global Operations Conference was held in Shenzhen on 25 September 2020, organized by OSCAR, DCA, GreatOPS and OOPSA, gathering thousands of operations and development professionals from internet, finance, and telecom sectors.

DevOps Level‑3 Assessment Announcement

Shanghai Saike Mobility Technology Service Co., Ltd. (Saike Mobility) submitted its “Enjoy Dao” backend system for the DevOps continuous‑delivery assessment. The system passed the third‑level evaluation of the “Research‑Operations Integration (DevOps) Capability Maturity Model” conducted by the China Academy of Information and Communications Technology (CAICT). Level‑3 is considered a domestic leading standard.

Interview with Zhou Ying

Company background : Saike Mobility, a strategic mobile‑mobility subsidiary of SAIC, was founded in 2018 and operates the “Enjoy Dao” C‑end ride‑hailing product. The evaluated project is the backend core system of this product.

Feelings about passing : Zhou said the result was expected and will serve as a benchmark for other product lines and subsidiaries, driving higher product standards and engineering efficiency.

Motivation to join the assessment : The DevOps standard aligns with the team’s philosophy, offering a chance to validate their practices and learn from industry best‑practices.

Benefits : The assessment provided a comprehensive self‑recognition of the team’s capabilities and reinforced the DevOps mindset across the organization.

System characteristics : The evaluated system uses a micro‑service architecture, supports high‑traffic, high‑load operations, and demands both software quality and engineering efficiency. New methods, tools, and architectures are quickly trialed and adopted.

Challenges : Balancing product development goals with engineering‑efficiency initiatives caused planning conflicts; the solution was to achieve consensus and make efficiency outcomes measurable.

Key gains and next steps : Improved product quality, engineering efficiency, team collaboration, and external credibility. The next plan is to follow the DevOps capability assessment standards for technical operations and product design, and to target level‑4 standards in continuous integration.

Future outlook : Zhou believes DevOps will continue to drive rapid growth in engineering‑efficiency tools for the next 5‑10 years, and that standardization will further boost domestic adoption and international competitiveness.

DevOps Capability Maturity Model

The “Research‑Operations Integration (DevOps) Capability Maturity Model” series standards were jointly created by CAICT, the Cloud Computing Open Source Industry Alliance, GreatOPS, BATJ, and major internet, finance, and telecom enterprises. The standards have been officially listed by the China Communications Standards Association and recognized by the ITU‑T as an international standard. The assessment framework covers agile development management, continuous delivery, technical operations, application design, security and risk management, and tool ecosystems.