Case Study: Anthology (customer) achieves streamlined, cost-effective compliance and 20% faster evidence collection with A-LIGN (audit partner)

By partnering with A-LIGN, Anthology is strengthening data privacy and security for our customers

Anthology faced mounting compliance and security challenges after merging with Blackboard: multiple audit firms, overlapping assessment cycles, and time-consuming evidence collection made it hard to maintain a unified strategy for SOC 2, ISO, FedRAMP, StateRAMP and GDPR-based privacy across its SaaS portfolio. To address this, Anthology partnered with A-LIGN and adopted A-LIGN’s compliance management platform, A-SCEND, to centralize and streamline audits and evidence collection.

A-LIGN implemented a consolidated audit approach using A-SCEND to centralize evidence, reduce overlap, and reuse artifacts across frameworks; this partnership cut time spent on evidence collection by 20%, delivered cost efficiencies through bundled services, and improved readiness for federal and commercial assessments. By working with A-LIGN, Anthology achieved smoother, higher-quality attestations and strengthened trust with government and education customers while preparing for expanded FedRAMP and other certifications.

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