What Do 2023 DevOps & AIOps Assessments Reveal About China’s Digital Transformation?

1. DevOps & AIOps Standard Assessment Summary

China is currently in a wave of technological change characterized by informationization, digitization, networking, and intelligence. The rapid integration of next‑generation information technologies with other industries has made digital transformation a dominant trend for Chinese enterprises, driving the emergence of new technologies, new businesses, and new ecosystems.

In this context, many enterprises adopt DevOps to improve IT efficiency. The "R&D‑Operations Integrated (DevOps) Capability Maturity Model" series standards, led by the China Academy of Information and Communications Technology (CAICT), provide strong guidance. Leading enterprises across sectors have taken part in CAICT‑organized DevOps maturity assessments, improving IT capabilities, integrating team resources and talent, and better supporting business systems.

Overall participation : 104 enterprises (336 projects) have completed DevOps maturity assessments, and 23 enterprises (45 projects) have completed AIOps maturity assessments, covering state‑owned banks, joint‑stock banks, city‑commercial banks, rural commercial banks, exchanges, securities, funds, insurance, trusts, communications, automobile manufacturing, internet, and other industries. The assessment scope includes continuous delivery, technical operations, security and risk management, continuous testing, systems and tools, SRE, BizDevOps, AIOps general capability, and AIOps systems and tools.

DevOps maturity results (as of 2023‑12‑15):

Breakdown by industry (project counts):

AIOps general capability maturity results : 4 enterprises (7 items) have passed the AIOps general capability standards.

AIOps systems and tools maturity results : 19 enterprises (38 items) have passed the AIOps systems and tools standards, covering banks, securities, communications, and other sectors.

2. 2023 DevOps & AIOps Assessment Overview

In 2023, the DevOps and AIOps assessment systems continued rapid development, gaining broad recognition across industries. A total of 66 enterprises and 135 projects participated in the assessments.

Key industry highlights include:

State‑owned banks: Agricultural Bank of China, Postal Savings Bank, etc., achieved Level 3 continuous testing and Level 2/2+ technical operations.

Joint‑stock banks: China Merchants Bank, Minsheng Bank, etc., passed BizDevOps and DevSecOps evaluations.

City‑commercial banks and rural banks: Zhejiang Rural Commercial Bank, Hunan Sanxiang Bank, etc., achieved Level 3 continuous delivery.

Exchanges: China Financial Futures Exchange, Zhengzhou Commodity Exchange, etc., passed Level 3 continuous delivery.

Securities, funds, trusts: China Galaxy Securities, CITIC Securities, Minmetals Trust, etc., achieved Level 3 continuous delivery or DevSecOps.

Insurance: PICC, China Life (overseas), etc., passed Level 3 continuous delivery.

Communications: China Mobile, China Unicom, etc., passed SRE and DevSecOps assessments.

Other sectors (automotive, manufacturing, energy, internet, etc.): China Aviation Information, FAW‑Volkswagen, Southern Power Grid, Midea, Lenovo, etc., achieved various DevOps and AIOps maturity levels.

3. DevOps & AIOps Standard Assessment Introduction

The "R&D‑Operations Integrated (DevOps) Capability Maturity Model" series, led by CAICT with contributions from the Cloud Computing Open Source Industry Alliance, Efficient Operations Community, BATJ, and major financial and communications enterprises, is the first comprehensive domestic and international DevOps standard. It has been released by the Ministry of Industry and Information Technology and adopted by many leading enterprises.

The model was also concluded by the International Telecommunication Union (ITU‑T) in July 2020, becoming the world’s first international DevOps standard. Its architecture covers processes (agile development management, continuous delivery, technical operations), application design, security and risk management (DevSecOps), systems and tools, business value management, collaborative development‑operations, continuous testing, performance measurement, platform engineering, and SRE.

The "Intelligent Operations (AIOps) Capability Maturity Model" series, also led by CAICT, is the first international AIOps standard, finalized in December 2023 at ITU‑T SG13. The first part (general capability) requires evaluation of intelligent computing engine, data management, and configuration management. The second part (systems and tools) includes eight modules: anomaly detection, fault prediction, alarm convergence, root‑cause analysis, fault self‑healing, fault prevention, capacity forecasting, and knowledge‑base construction.

For inquiries about DevOps assessments, contact CAICT representatives Liu Kaili (phone 156 5078 6171, email [email protected]) or Bai Hanxiong (phone 159 1076 9206, email [email protected]). For AIOps assessments, contact CAICT representatives Bai Lu (phone 178 6309 7758, email [email protected]) or Shang Mengchen (phone 132 6108 1232, email [email protected]).