A semiconductor analytics company was collecting multi-gigabyte test files from global partners through Google Drive. To sign enterprise chipmakers, it needed standard SFTP, per-partner access controls, and audit logs.
A fast-growing semiconductor analytics company serving major chip manufacturers worldwide faced critical challenges managing test data from global fabrication partners. Their creative but unsustainable workaround, using Google Drive to simulate SFTP functionality, prevented them from signing enterprise customers and caused operational chaos.
Thorn Technologies implemented SFTP Gateway on Google Cloud, transforming their makeshift file transfer system into an enterprise-grade data pipeline that can handle 100GB+ files from 50+ test houses globally. This transformation enabled SOC 2 certification, reduced support tickets, and helped drive customer growth while maintaining the simplicity that made their platform successful.
As the company’s data volumes and customer demands grew, the infrastructure that once worked became a barrier to scale. File transfers, processing capacity, and partner access all struggled to keep pace with the speed and complexity of its semiconductor analytics operation.
The company used Google Drive in place of SFTP, which confused test houses that expected a standard protocol.
Multi-gigabyte test files often failed in Google Drive’s web interface, forcing manual retries and delaying yield analysis.
Google Drive couldn’t limit test houses to uploads and customers to downloads, forcing manual fixes and security gaps.
Chipmakers required SOC 2 compliance, centralized logging, and audit trails, so the company lost seven-figure contracts without them.
Thorn Technologies worked closely with the analytics company to implement a comprehensive solution that transformed their infrastructure while preserving what made their platform special
The new infrastructure cut partner onboarding from days to minutes, improved transfer reliability, lowered costs, enabled SOC 2 compliance, and gave the company a scalable foundation for global growth.
For the full migration
Partner disruptions during the move
From deployment to SOC 2 certification
To onboard a new test house
Thorn Technologies, based in the Washington and Baltimore metro, builds cloud file transfer software for Fortune 500 teams across fintech, healthcare, retail, and beyond. We design for the uptime and compliance bar that enterprise deals demand.
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