Taking Guidewire to the Cloud
Key Takeaways
Cloud is a game-changer
Moving to the cloud helps insurers improve time-to-market for new products, reduce IT management time, and make it easier to benefit from analytics insights, among other benefits. However, for many, this is still an intimidating move.
Learn from the experts
This eBook summarises the key points that we’ve learned from helping customers to minimize risk and make their cloud migrations a resounding success.
Follow practical advice
From the early planning phases to the actual execution, this eBook lists 10 elements to take into consideration to ensure your cloud deployment of Guidewire is a solid success.
FAQ: Migrating Guidewire to the Cloud
What are the key considerations when migrating Guidewire to the cloud?
A successful Guidewire cloud migration requires clearly defined responsibilities across the insurer, Guidewire, and consulting partners. This avoids delays caused by ambiguity in governance, scope, and decision‑making structures.
Teams must align early on roles, reporting processes, and how custom features will map to out‑of‑the‑box cloud capabilities. Clear definition of project scope ensures all parties understand whether the migration includes technical uplift only or functional modernization.
For a full breakdown of governance and delivery considerations, download the complete Thought Leadership report.
What risks should insurers proactively address during a Guidewire cloud migration?
Risk mitigation requires structured tabletop testing involving all production support teams to refine recovery procedures before issues occur.
This ensures rapid response regardless of where an incident is detected. Insurers must also anticipate changes in responsibilities once Guidewire Cloud Services manages platform operations.
Download the full Thought Leadership to explore risk management frameworks and examples.
How should insurers measure progress and value during a Guidewire cloud transition?
KPIs must be established early and aligned across all organizations to track cloud transition activities at both overview and detailed levels.
Special attention is required for the remediation backlog because new remediation items will continue to emerge as Guidewire refines the code assessment cycles.
Clear value tracking helps prioritize enhancements and ensures the business case remains achievable.
More measurement best practices are provided in the complete report.
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