Guidewire's Cloud Platform (GWCP) is a Kubernetes-based platform running mission-critical insurance transaction systems across Java app servers, microservices, and data services. We're adopting Crossplane and KubeVela to improve modularity and extensibility.

The crossplane abstraction layer allows us to manage resources and compose higher-level APIs. KubeVela implements the Open Application Model, enabling us to describe required application components and their assembly order.

To accelerate innovation, we aim to open GWCP for developers who are experts in new cloud services the platform does not yet support so they can contribute specialized components.

Component contributors can develop, test, and promote their components adhering to shared standards.

This session will cover:
GWCP's architecture with Crossplane and KubeVela
The contributor model and component lifecycle
Establishing trust boundaries and sharing responsibilities
How application teams consume contributed components