Why empowerment drives powerful data access governance

Moving day-to-day data access decisions away from the IT team to data owners might seem like a big step (this is exactly what Torsion does), but the end results can be far more encompassing than simply improving accuracy.

When people are empowered to make their own decisions about who should have access to the organisational data they own or create, they drive powerful outcomes. The ‘holy grail’ if you like – the responsible use of data across an entire organisation – suddenly becomes achievable.

The current norm is for IT to oversee the management, monitoring and permissions of data access. But Torsion is proving that the end business users, the data owners themselves, are far better placed to make the ultimate decision about who should have access to their data and why.

Yes, there needs to be a high level of automation to make this as easy as possible for the data owners, and the IT team needs to work alongside ‘business’ to ensure the right framework, but customers using Torsion are seeing huge shifts in their data governance culture by empowering their business users.

Torsion empowers people across an organisation to manage their data access needs securely. Teams start to trust that their data is only accessible by those that need it. They act with confidence and the culture shifts towards a commitment to securing and trusting in their data.

Patrick Reynolds, Head of Operations at Neotas says: “We looked for a simplified solution where we could
visually see who had access to what. The Information Estate in Torsion gives full visibility of who has access to what files and folders and uses can change any permissions quickly and easily. The reaction internally to Torsion has been a very positive one for us. Users are confident that they are using a simple, secure information security system.”

This article by CIO also looks closer at how empowerment can accelerate your data culture.

Talk to us about how Torsion can empower your business users to drive powerful data access outcomes. Email info@torsionis.com.