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Guidewire Integration with IBM Db2.
February 06, 2024

Guidewire Integration with IBM Db2.

Anonymous | TrustRadius Reviewer
Score 8 out of 10
Vetted Review
Verified User

Software Version

Db2 on-premise

Overall Satisfaction with Db2

We have used the DB2 database for our property and casualty insurance project with one of the global insurers. We use the Guidewire insurance policy admin tool for our underwriting activity transformation and there we integrated Guidewire with db2 for data management of various global-level accounts. We did data mapping by first defining the database schema to align with Guidewire’s data model. Schema involves the creation of tables, indexes, and relationships by using Db2.
  • Db2 integrates well with a Guidewire or any other policy admin systems in the insurance domain.
  • Data synchronisation in db2 helps with data consistency.
  • Integration complexity was a challenge because the Guidewire model was different.
  • NoSQL databases are not much developed.
  • Safeguard data integrity.
  • Real-time monitoring.
Db2 was found to meet the database needs for our project. Our insurance company client was able to implement state to a state-of-the-art policy advertising system using the help of db2. We were able to successfully deliver the project value with the help of db2. Guidewire system generated around 100 policy records each day, given the huge operations of our insurance client.
Db2 minimizes any issues of downtime during updates or any maintenance activity by providing high availability configuration. It reduces or avoids any unexpected issues. There is also planning and preparation for unforeseen events that can be technological or natural. So it all helps in replicas of data that db2 provides help.
We tried MS SQL. However, MS SQL is one of the most widely used in enterprise management. However, that is mostly compatible with Microsoft services and does not provide much strength with outside applications. db2 is also open-independent and compatible with cross-platforms, so it is beneficial.

Do you think Db2 delivers good value for the price?

Yes

Are you happy with Db2's feature set?

Yes

Did Db2 live up to sales and marketing promises?

I wasn't involved with the selection/purchase process

Did implementation of Db2 go as expected?

Yes

Would you buy Db2 again?

Yes

Db2 applications have a wide range based on their market projections or status; however, based on my experience in insurance, they can be used for managing policy data, claims information, and customer records or Master data management. We found that it lacks strength with forms management in our project. It does not provide services for forms or policy documents integration models.