How China Postal Savings Bank Boosted Efficiency with DevOps Standards
China Postal Savings Bank’s DevOps R&D Collaboration Platform and the Xingchen Platform’s Golden Bull Automated Testing System achieved top‑level evaluations in pipeline, CI/CD, and interface testing, showcasing how standardized tools and continuous delivery pipelines can dramatically improve quality, efficiency, and competitiveness in large enterprises.
Background
On December 26, 2022, the China Academy of Information and Communications Technology (CAICT) released the latest batch of DevOps system and tool standard assessment results. China Postal Savings Bank participated with two projects: the DevOps R&D Collaboration Platform and the Xingchen Platform “Golden Bull” Automated Testing System.
Assessment Outcomes
Both projects passed the CAICT “R&D Operations Integration (DevOps) Capability Maturity Model” assessment. The R&D Collaboration Platform received an “Excellent” rating for the Pipeline and Build & Continuous Integration modules, while the Automated Testing System earned an “Excellent” rating for the Interface/Service Testing module, placing the bank at a leading domestic level.
Key Statistics
To date, the bank has completed six CAICT DevOps standard assessments—three in continuous delivery and three in system and tool standards—becoming the first enterprise to pass the Interface/Service Testing module.
Interview Highlights
Bank’s Software R&D Center General Manager Hu Junfeng and senior IT expert Zhang Lanying discussed the bank’s DevOps practice, emphasizing the importance of standardized pipelines for rapid, high‑quality product delivery, the improvements in automation testing efficiency (script creation time reduced 70%, maintenance 50%, execution 40%), and the gains in build success (up 20%) and deployment success (up 21%).
Future Plans
The bank aims to further enhance its DevOps ecosystem by adopting DevSecOps assessments, expanding test plan and data management capabilities, deepening integration of automated testing into pipelines, and promoting best practices across the organization to support high‑quality digital transformation.
DevOps Maturity Model
The “R&D Operations Integration (DevOps) Capability Maturity Model” is a series of standards jointly developed by CAICT, cloud‑computing open‑source alliances, leading internet companies, and major financial and telecom enterprises. It is the most comprehensive and authoritative DevOps standard in China and was recognized as an international standard by ITU‑T in 2020.
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