Case Study: SEMI achieves 65% infrastructure cost savings and simplified operations with Acquia Cloud

SEMI gain cost efficiencies with Drupal and Acquia Cloud

SEMI, the global trade association for the micro- and nano‑electronics supply chain, faced high IT costs and a fragmented legacy CMS supporting 26 sites and more than 30,000 pages/assets. With IT staff cutbacks, a costly co‑location contract ($11,000/month) nearing renewal, and 26 content contributors publishing in multiple languages, SEMI needed a more maintainable, easy-to-use platform and 24x7 support — all on an accelerated timeline.

SEMI re‑platformed to Drupal and migrated to Acquia Cloud with ThoughtMatrix (using Kapow Katalyst), completing the move within three months to avoid extra colocation fees. The migration delivered a 65% infrastructure cost reduction (from $300K to $105K annually), significantly less CMS maintenance, improved contributor usability and flexibility, and Acquia’s managed support ensuring reliable site performance.

SEMI

Shawn Gordon

Director, Global IT Operations and Technical Services