Before you pull the switch and change the nameservers, there are three time-tested methods to determine how your site will perform: throwing chicken bones, reading sheep livers, or donning a beret and crying, “C’est La Vie” to the wind until the dust settles. All of these left us at Pantheon wanting--so we looked at the hundreds of users who launch on our platform every month, and created an onboarding process for the enterprise clients we are directly involved in helping go live every day. We will share the keys to success that can help any site launch smoother on any server infrastructure. We will cover practical tips on caching, site optimization, load testing and monitoring. We also discuss how to create a launch plan which works.

Anyone who has an upcoming launch is encouraged to come and share their anxieties and fears. Those who look to improve their process also may benefit from our lessons learned from our time as both Drupal developers, project managers, and platform providers.

Scott and Timani from Pantheon's Customer Success Department will be giving this session.