Cloud Production Readiness Checklist

joel.larin — Thu, 02 Nov 2023 14:50:49 GMT

Current Revision posted to Article by joel.larin on 11/2/2023 2:50:49 PM

When an Appian Cloud environment is provisioned, it is typically already configured for production usage and is available immediately. However, in some situations additional custom configurations are made to lower level environments to support specific application functionality. This checklist is intended to function as a reminder to ensure any such configurations are included in initial deployments to production. If the production environment already has live applications, it is likely that these checks are only necessary if the applications to be deployed have required these custom configurations.

Cloud Readiness

☐	Ensure Appian Administrators have familiarized themselves with the Cloud Resources available through MyAppian.
☐	If a custom domain is being used for your production environment, ensure that the configuration has been completed.
☐	If restricting access to production via Trusted IP address is being used, ensure that the configuration has been completed. More information is available here and here.
☐	If any Custom SMTP Settings are being used, ensure that they are configured for production.
☐	If any VPN tunnels are being used, ensure that they are configured including appropriate failover, more information is available here and here.
☐	Validate connectivity to and from production to any Integration points, including databases/external datasource connections.
☐	If this new release changes the overall geographic makeup of the totality of Appian production environment users, consider whether a new region/availability zone may be more performant to the overall user base. More information is available here.
☐	If any other custom cloud configurations in lower environments that have been explicitly configured in conjunction with the Appian Support team have been propagated to production.
☐	Review the Appian Cloud FAQ.

For Advanced and Enterprise (or Premier/Premier Plus) Customers

☐	Ensure that the High Availability option has been considered and evaluated.
☐	Ensure that the Enhanced Business Continuity option has been considered and evaluated.
☐	If Log Streaming is desired, ensure that it is configured in the production environment.
☐	If Enhanced Data Pipeline is desired, ensure that it is configured in the production environment.

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Cloud Production Readiness Checklist

matt.cosenza — Tue, 31 Oct 2023 19:34:17 GMT

Revision 4 posted to Article by matt.cosenza on 10/31/2023 7:34:17 PM

Cloud Readiness

☐	Ensure Appian Administrators have familiarized themselves with the Cloud Resources available through MyAppian.
☐	If a custom domain is being used for your production environment, ensure that the configuration has been completed.
☐	If restricting access to production via Trusted IP address is being used, ensure that the configuration has been completed. More information is available here and here.
☐	If any Custom SMTP Settings are being used, ensure that they are configured for production.
☐	If any VPN tunnels are being used, ensure that they are configured including appropriate failover, more information is available here and here.
☐	Validate connectivity to and from production to any Integration points, including databases/external datasource connections.
☐	If this new release changes the overall geographic makeup of the totality of Appian production environment users, consider whether a new region/availability zone may be more performant to the overall user base. More information is available here.
☐	If any other custom cloud configurations in lower environments that have been explicitly configured in conjunction with the Appian Support team have been propagated to production.
☐	Review the Appian Cloud FAQ.

For Advanced and Enterprise (or Premier/Premier Plus) Customers

☐	Ensure that the High Availability option has been considered and evaluated.
☐	Ensure that the Enhanced Business Continuity option has been considered and evaluated.
☐	If Log Streaming is desired, ensure that it is configured in the production environment.
☐	If Enhanced Data Pipeline is desired, ensure that it is configured in the production environment.

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Cloud Production Readiness Checklist

matt.cosenza — Fri, 20 Oct 2023 15:01:27 GMT

Revision 3 posted to Article by matt.cosenza on 10/20/2023 3:01:27 PM

Cloud Readiness

☐	Ensure Appian Administrators have familiarized themselves with the Cloud Resources available through MyAppian.
☐	If a custom domain is being used for your production environment, ensure that the configuration has been completed.
☐	If restricting access to production via Trusted IP address is being used, ensure that the configuration has been completed. More information is available here and here.
☐	If any Custom SMTP Settings are being used, ensure that they are configured for production.
☐	If any VPN tunnels are being used, ensure that they are configured including appropriate failover, more information is available here and here.
☐	Validate connectivity to and from production to any Integration points, including databases/external datasource connections.
☐	If this new release changes the overall geographic makeup of the totality of Appian production environment users, consider whether a new region/availability zone may be more performant to the overall user base. More information is available here.
☐	If any other custom cloud configurations in lower environments that have been explicitly configured in conjunction with the Appian Support team have been propagated to production.
☐	Review the Appian Cloud FAQ.

For Advanced and Enterprise (or Premier/Premier Plus) Customers

☐	Ensure that the High Availability option has been considered and evaluated.
☐	Ensure that the Enhanced Business Continuity option has been considered and evaluated.
☐	If Log Streaming is desired, ensure that it is configured in the production environment.
☐	If Enhanced Data Pipeline is desired, ensure that it is configured in the production environment.

Cloud Production Readiness Checklist

matt.cosenza — Fri, 20 Oct 2023 14:58:23 GMT

Revision 2 posted to Article by matt.cosenza on 10/20/2023 2:58:23 PM

Cloud Readiness

☐	Ensure Appian Administrators have familiarized themselves with the Cloud Resources available through MyAppian.
☐	If a custom domain is being used for your production environment, ensure that the configuration has been completed.
☐	If restricting access to production via Trusted IP address is being used, ensure that the configuration has been completed. More information is available here and here.
☐	If any Custom SMTP Settings are being used, ensure that they are configured for production.
☐	If any VPN tunnels are being used, ensure that they are configured including appropriate failover, more information is available here and here.
☐	Validate connectivity to and from production to any Integration points, including databases/external datasource connections.
☐	If this new release changes the overall geographic makeup of the totality of Appian production environment users, consider whether a new region/availability zone may be more performant to the overall user base. More information is available here.
☐	If any other custom cloud configurations in lower environments that have been explicitly configured in conjunction with the Appian Support team have been propagated to production.
☐	Review the Appian Cloud FAQ.

For Advanced and Enterprise (or Premier/Premier Plus) Customers

☐	Ensure that the High Availability option has been considered and evaluated.
☐	Ensure that the Enhanced Business Continuity option has been considered and evaluated.
☐	If Log Streaming is desired, ensure that it is configured in the production environment.
☐	If Enhanced Data Pipeline is desired, ensure that it is configured in the production environment.

Cloud Production Readiness Checklist

joel.larin — Wed, 06 Sep 2023 15:02:33 GMT

Revision 1 posted to Article by joel.larin on 9/6/2023 3:02:33 PM

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