Enterprise SaaS Company · Technology & SaaS · New York, NY · 14 weeks
Data governance framework deployed across 4 product lines
A SaaS company with 4 products and 2,800 enterprise customers lacked a data governance framework. Preparing for SOC 2 Type II audits took engineers 8 weeks each year. We implemented a data governance system that cut audit prep to 5 days and strengthened their security controls.
Challenge
The company expanded from one product to four through acquisitions, ending up with separate data architectures and security rules for each. Preparing for the SOC 2 audit meant manually mapping data flows, access controls, and retention policies across all products. This took eight weeks of senior engineers’ time and still resulted in documentation that auditors questioned.
Outcome
We cut SOC 2 audit prep from 8 weeks to 5 days by streamlining documentation and automating evidence collection. This freed up 94% of engineering time previously spent on audit tasks. The first audit after implementation found no issues. We also aligned the governance framework with enterprise security questionnaires, which shortened the sales cycle by 3 weeks on large deals.
Results
- 8 weeks to 5 days SOC 2 audit preparation time
- 94% Engineering time freed for audit preparation
- 0 Auditor findings in first post-deployment audit
- 3 weeks Enterprise sales cycle reduction from governance posture
We used to spend about eight weeks every year getting ready for SOC 2, and we still had auditor findings. Thinklytics put a governance framework in place that brought that down to five days with no findings. It’s also helped us close enterprise deals roughly three weeks faster.