Guidewire Test Data Modernization on AWS for a U.S. Insurer
40%+
less storage for test data
2 weeks
to get test data, less than half the old time
The client
A U.S. property and casualty insurer with more than $2 billion in assets and customers in more than 21 states. It runs its business on the Guidewire Insurance Platform.
The problem
Fast, safe test data on Guidewire is key to quick releases, but getting it was slow and expensive.
Developer and tester copies of the databases used too much storage.
Refreshing test data from production was slow and used a lot of resources.
Database administrators had little time, which held up test data.
Moving masked data from on-premises systems to AWS was inconsistent and error-prone.
Guidewire's complex data structures made safe, standard test data hard to build.
What we did
Agreed the privacy, compliance and workflow needs with the business and IT teams.
Automated on-demand test data from production to development and test environments.
Made the transfer of masked data from on-premises systems to AWS standard, faster and secure.
Used a data virtualization and masking platform to handle Guidewire's complex data.
Package: Test Data Package
The result
Test data ready within two weeks, less than half the old time.
Storage for test data down by more than 40%.
Developers test earlier and find bugs sooner.
No more refresh bottlenecks, so several teams can work in parallel.
A repeatable approach for test data on Guidewire and AWS.
Tools and systems
Guidewire Insurance Platform, AWS and a data virtualization and masking platform.