Go-Live Checklist
What to confirm before moving WatchTower from initial validation into live production use.
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Before go-live
Access and onboarding
- organization created
- first admin active
- analysts and risk leads invited
- MFA enabled for sensitive roles
Integration
- ingestion API key generated and stored safely
- idempotency implemented in the client
- transaction payload fields validated
- simulator or staging test completed
Operations
- alerts inbox tested
- cases workflow tested
- assignment and resolution tested
- reports reviewed
- SLA configured
Security
- passwords and MFA validated
- API keys stored in a secret manager or backend config
- platform access reviewed
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Recommended rollout pattern
- simulator or test traffic
- limited production traffic
- monitored ramp-up
- wider tenant or channel rollout
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Internal readiness
- onboarding milestones are visible
- ingestion health is visible
- tenant traffic trend is visible
- support contacts and escalation path are known
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