Actian Explained
Short, high-impact videos that break down the ideas shaping the future of data intelligence.
Why Actian Explained?
In this collection of short, concise videos, Ole Olesen-Bagneux – author of The Enterprise Data Catalog (O’Reilly) and Chief Evangelist at Actian – shares the how and why behind Actian’s product vision, architectural decisions, and key platform capabilities.
In under a few minutes, explore the foundational ideas shaping the Actian Data Intelligence Platform – designed to help organizations unlock the full potential of their data for today’s and tomorrow’s use cases.
Whether you’re a data leader, architect, or practitioner, this series provides a clear and accessible introduction to the principles that drive Actian’s approach to modern data management.
Videos
The Actian Explained series is designed to help data leaders, architects, and innovators understand the fundamental ideas shaping the future of enterprise data. We don’t just talk features. We explain the philosophy behind the platform we’re building.
#1 - Introducing the Actian Data Intelligence Platform
Ole introduces the platform’s architecture and key capabilities — from metadata and governance to semantics and AI readiness.
#2 - Actian Data Observability
Discover how Actian ensures your data is trustworthy, observable, and always ready for analytics and AI.
#3 - Data Products and Data Contracts
See how Actian empowers decentralization by delivering governed, scalable data products through contracts.
#4 - The Federated Knowledge Graph
Why static metamodels fail — and how Actian’s award-winning federated graph delivers flexibility and scale.
Meet the host
Ole Olesen-Bagneux
Chief Evangelist, Actian and O’Reilly Author
Ole Olesen-Bagneux is a globally recognized thought leader in metadata management and enterprise data architecture. As VP and Chief Evangelist at Actian, he drives industry awareness and adoption of modern approaches to data intelligence, leveraging his extensive expertise in data management, metadata, data catalogs, and decentralized architectures. An accomplished author, Ole has written The Enterprise Data Catalog (O’Reilly, 2023). He is currently working on Fundamentals of Metadata Management (O’Reilly, 2025).
