How Zhengzhou Bank Achieved Advanced DevOps Maturity in Its Core Banking System
The article details Zhengzhou Bank’s successful completion of the second‑level DevOps technical‑operation assessment for its core banking system, describing the evaluation process, the standards applied, the architectural features of the system, and the tangible benefits and future plans for continuous improvement.
Background
On December 23, 2020, the 2020 GOLF+ IT Governance Leadership Forum was held in Beijing, where the third batch of DevOps capability maturity assessment results were announced. Zhengzhou Bank’s core business system passed the second‑level technical‑operation assessment of the “Research‑Development‑Operations Integration (DevOps) Capability Maturity Model” conducted by the China Academy of Information and Communications Technology (CAICT), indicating a domestic advanced level.
Assessment Details
The bank had previously achieved a third‑level assessment for continuous delivery standards. The current evaluation covered seven capability domains such as monitoring, event and change management, and configuration management. The assessment confirmed that the core system meets the second‑level criteria and even reaches third‑level leadership in some domains.
Interview Highlights
Q: What does the second‑level assessment signify? A (Jia Ai‑jun, General Manager of IT): The bank follows the principles of safety, stability, efficient service, standardized management, and continuous innovation, leveraging cloud computing, big data, and AI to improve customer experience.
Q: Describe the core business system project. A: The system supports 4 million daily transactions, providing customer management, deposit, loan, card, and accounting functions. It is a “thin” core launched in May 2018, built on micro‑service architecture, database read‑write separation, traffic control, and high‑availability technologies.
Q: How has DevOps benefited the bank? A: DevOps has enhanced monitoring integration, automated emergency response, and visualized customer‑experience data, leading to higher system availability, reduced costs, and faster product iteration.
Q: Future plans? A: The bank will continue to expand DevOps adoption, strengthen security and risk management, and promote automation, aiming to support digital transformation and maintain high reliability.
Standard Overview
The “Research‑Development‑Operations Integration (DevOps) Capability Maturity Model” was jointly developed by CAICT, cloud‑computing alliances, major internet companies, and financial institutions. It became the first international DevOps standard approved by ITU‑T in July 2020 and includes sections on agile development, continuous delivery, technical operations, application design, security, risk management, and tooling.
Contact Information
For DevOps standard assessment inquiries: CAICT – Liu Kailin (phone 156 5078 6171, email [email protected]); Efficient Operations Community – Dong Hui (phone 185 1511 5139, email [email protected]).
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