The Cloud Assurance process is a specialized quality framework designed by Guidewire to ensure that any project destined for the Guidewire Cloud Platform (GWCP) meets the necessary standards for security, stability, and " upgrade-ability. " This process involves a series of reviews and checkpoints where Guidewire experts evaluate the customer ' s configuration and integration code.
Cloud Assurance is specifically mandatory for projects moving onto the Guidewire Cloud. This includes New Guidewire Cloud Platform implementations (Option B), where a customer is building their environment on GWCP for the first time. It also applies to Upgrades to Guidewire Cloud Platform (Option A), which occurs when a customer currently running an older version of InsuranceSuite on-premises (self-managed) chooses to migrate and upgrade their application into the cloud environment.
The process is vital because cloud-based applications share infrastructure and follow a " Continuous Delivery
" model where Guidewire manages the underlying platform. To prevent one customer ' s inefficient code from impacting the shared cloud environment or blocking future platform updates, the Cloud Assurance team verifies that the project adheres to " Cloud Delivery Standards " (such as avoiding prohibited Gosu APIs or ensuring correct naming conventions).
Options C and D are incorrect because self-managed (on-premises) implementations are managed by the customer or a third-party partner; while Guidewire provides best practices, the formal Cloud Assurance gatekeeping process is not a prerequisite for these non-cloud deployments. Option E is a part of ongoing maintenance that may be subject to internal quality gates, but the " Cloud Assurance " process as defined in the training refers to the major project milestones of implementation and migration/upgrade to the cloud.