Case Study: WHSmith achieves better control of unstructured data with DocAuthority

How WHSmith is using DocAuthority to control its unstructured Data

WHSmith, one of the UK’s oldest booksellers, stationers and newsagents, needed help strengthening its Information Governance Program as GDPR approached. The retailer turned to DocAuthority to find a way to manage sensitive information across large unstructured data stores and support workflows for data privacy, discovery, and Subject Access Requests.

DocAuthority was selected after a rigorous tender process to discover, report on, and control WHSmith’s unstructured data. The solution provides data mapping, reporting on access and creation dates, file ownership, and access control, giving WHSmith a clearer view of its data and greater confidence in managing GDPR and SAR requirements within the required timeframe.

WHSmith

Rupert Barton

Project Manager