The operating model for regulated data sharing
External data sharing is a core operational requirement. Harbr treats it like one.
Harbr standardises how that sharing is governed — across counterparties, obligations, and delivery mechanisms — without centralising data or replacing existing systems.
Fragmentation is the default. It doesn't have to be.
Most regulated utilities have arrived at a patchwork of delivery mechanisms — file transfers, portals, cloud storage, platform-native sharing — adopted over time to meet specific obligations. Each was the right call locally. Collectively, they create a fragmented operating model that is expensive to run and difficult to govern.
Duplicated effort
Access provisioning, change management, and delivery configuration are repeated across systems and teams for every obligation and counterparty.
Inconsistent governance
Controls applied differently across mechanisms mean audit trails are incomplete and compliance evidence is harder to produce on demand.
Operational drag
Small regulatory or operational changes trigger work across multiple systems. Teams absorb this cost without visibility into how much it adds up to.
Increasing risk
As external scrutiny grows — from Ofgem, from code administrators, from auditors — the gaps created by fragmented processes become harder to defend.
One operating model. All your obligations.
The goal isn't to consolidate data or replace the mechanisms you use to deliver it. It's to standardise the layer that sits above them: how external access is requested, approved, enforced, and audited — consistently, regardless of what is being shared or how it is delivered. This means:
- External parties interact through a single, governed experience — whether they are a regulator, a code counterparty, an auditor, or a commercial partner.
- Access is governed through subscription-based entitlements that reflect your actual obligations, not workarounds built around system limitations.
- Every access event is logged, traceable, and available for audit without additional configuration.
- When obligations change, you update the operating model once — not across every separate system.
Built for regulated environments
Harbr works across your existing systems and delivery mechanisms. It does not require data centralisation or architectural change. It provides the governance layer above delivery: standardising how access is managed, controlled, and evidenced across all your external sharing obligations.
Many parties. One destination.
A white-labelled interface where external parties can discover available datasets, request access, and manage their delivery preferences — within parameters you define. Designed for regulators, market participants, auditors, and partners, not just technical users.
Joy in repetition
Structured, auditable processes for granting and managing external access. Replaces ad hoc provisioning with a consistent, repeatable model that scales as the number of counterparties grows.
Make expansion a product motion, not a sales call.
Access is managed through entitlements that reflect your obligations. External parties receive what they need. Nothing more. Entitlements are applied consistently across delivery mechanisms without requiring bespoke configuration per counterparty.
Any format, method, or location
Harbr works with file-based delivery, direct access, and common cloud delivery patterns. It does not mandate a new technical rail or require migration of existing delivery infrastructure.
Built for teams who own the obligation
Harbr is used by the people accountable for external data delivery in regulated utilities — and by the governance and risk functions that need evidence it is being done correctly.
Regulatory and market operations
Reduces the operational overhead of recurring delivery, access provisioning, and change management across counterparties and obligations. Gives operational teams a consistent, predictable process in place of fragmented tooling.
Data governance & compliance
Provides a single system of record for external data access, with consistent controls and audit-ready evidence across all sharing mechanisms. Reduces the governance gaps created by fragmented delivery processes.
Data & integration engineering
Reduces integration sprawl and bespoke delivery builds. Centralises enforcement and audit without centralising data or disrupting operational systems. Avoids per-counterparty configuration and maintenance overhead.
Common questions
Regulatory portals are destinations. Harbr governs how access is managed, approved, and audited across all external sharing mechanisms — including the obligations that sit around and between those portals.
That is exactly why a consistent operating model matters. Harbr keeps delivery specific to your obligations but standardises the access, governance, and audit layer — so cost and risk do not increase every time an obligation changes or a new counterparty is added.
Most utilities do. The question is whether those processes scale consistently as the number of counterparties and obligations grows — and whether they produce the audit evidence that regulators and code administrators increasingly expect to see.
