From October 30 to 31, 2025, the third Cloud Computing Standards Week of 2025 was held and hosted by the Subcommittee on Cloud Computing and Distributed Platforms (TC28/SC38), bringing together over 60 standards experts to discuss the “Cloud Computing Comprehensive Standardization System Construction Guideline (2025 Edition)” (see more details in our previous coverage) and advance multiple standardization projects.

During the standards week, a dedicated discussion on cloud computing standardization needs was organized. Moreover, participating experts held in-depth discussions on implementing the tasks outlined in the 2025 Guideline, covering key areas such as cloud-native technologies, cloud operating systems, inter-cloud and hybrid cloud systems, AI and intelligent computing integration, green development, international standards coordination, and industry-specific application standards. Following this, TC28/SC38 will organize targeted discussions on standardization requirements in key fields, clarify standardization plans, and ensure the effective implementation of standardization efforts.

The standards week also facilitated progress on several in-progress standards, including:

  • Information technology-Cloud computing – Application management requirement with platform as a service (PaaS)
  • Information technology—Cloud computing— General operational requirements of cloud service
  • Cloud computing data center basic requirement
  • Information technology — Cloud computing — Maturity assessment of intelligent computing cloud service capability
  • Information technology — Cloud computing — Resilience testing for cloud-native systems
  • Information technology — Cloud computing — Capability requirements for disaster recovery cloud services

Building on the outcomes of this meeting, TC28/SC38 announced its next steps: accelerating the development of high-priority and urgently needed standards, continually refining its internal standardization management processes, and enhancing the overall capability for standards development and revision. These efforts aim to provide stronger support for the healthy and orderly development of the cloud computing sector. Notably, the standards week followed the broader 2025 Cloud Industry and Standards Application Conference held on October 29, which witnessed the release of the 2025 Enterprise AI-on-Cloud Industry Ecological Map and the launch of the industry-wide “Cloud Standards Empowerment” initiative.

As China advances its own standards in areas like cloud-native and AI-integrated computing, foreign providers must adapt their products and strategies to comply. The newly released ecosystem map and “Cloud Standards Empowerment” initiative indicate a more integrated domestic market, requiring foreign companies to actively engage through collaboration or innovation. SESEC will keep monitoring the relevant development.

 

 

Chinese sources of the article: https://mp.weixin.qq.com/s/05FYRLRbyLE7aqvzidRR3w