How the New ITU DevOps Standard Is Shaping Global Cloud Service Development
The article explains the approval of ITU‑T Y.3525, the first international DevOps standard led by China, outlines its framework and use cases, and describes the accompanying DevOps Capability Maturity Model, assessment process, benefits, and participating organizations.
From July 20‑31, 2020, the ITU‑T Study Group 13 (Future Networks & Cloud) in Geneva approved the first international DevOps standard, Y.3525 “Cloud Computing – Requirements for cloud service development and operation management”, led by the China Academy of Information and Communications Technology (CAICT).
The standard defines an overview of cloud service development and operation management, presents a generic framework, functional requirements for each development‑operation stage, and typical application scenarios.
After intensive discussions by CAICT representative Niu Xiaoling and representatives from many countries, the standard was adopted, marking a milestone that elevates Chinese cloud‑computing best practices to an international level and promotes software‑engineering development worldwide.
CAICT also spearheaded the “DevOps Capability Maturity Model” series, comprising eight parts and involving more than 45 contributing organizations. Part 3, “Continuous Delivery”, already has 22 enterprises and 55 projects certified at maturity level 3, establishing a widely recognized industry benchmark.
The article thanks domestic partners such as China Unicom, China Mobile, Datang Software, the GreatOps community, and JD.com for their support.
About ITU
The International Telecommunication Union (ITU) is a United Nations specialized agency founded in 1865, responsible for global radio‑communication and telecommunication standards, spectrum allocation, and international connectivity.
DevOps Capability Maturity Model Overview
The series, led by CAICT together with the Cloud Computing Open Industry Alliance, GreatOps community, major internet companies (BATJ), and leading finance and telecom enterprises, is the first domestic‑and‑international DevOps standard set. The assessment framework covers agile development management, continuous delivery, technical operation, application design, security & risk management, and system & tool evaluation.
DevOps Standard Development Timeline
DevOps Standard Working Group Members
DevOps Standard Assessment
“DevOps Capability Maturity Assessment” helps enterprises improve IT efficiency by unifying requirements, development, testing, deployment, and operation, enabling agile development, continuous delivery, and seamless integration while delivering high‑quality software quickly and flexibly.
Assessment experts are typically 3‑5 senior professionals from CAICT and certified DevOps assessors.
After assessment, an expert review panel—composed of experienced DevOps professionals from evaluated enterprises—conducts the final evaluation.
Current assessment work has started for the continuous delivery, technical operation, security & risk, system, and tool modules.
Enterprises That Have Passed the DevOps Assessment
* Ranking is unordered; data as of 19 June 2020. Numbers indicate projects that passed level 3 for continuous delivery and level 2 for technical operation; unmarked enterprises have one project each.
Core Benefits of the DevOps Standard Assessment
Contact for DevOps Standard Assessment
China Academy of Information and Communications Technology – Liu Kailin Phone: 156 5078 6171 (WeChat) Email: [email protected]
GreatOps Community – Dong Hui Phone: 185 1511 5139 (WeChat) Email: [email protected]
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