Put trusted data in every user’s hands
Deliver instant insights with self-serve analytics that are governed and reliable.
The business impact of self-service
of analysts use AI in workflows, and 87% leverage automation to streamline tasks
TechRadar, July 20252
of organizations report executive-level backing for self‑service analytics
TWDI, “The State of Self-Service Analytics”3
of business leaders lack understanding of data because it’s complex or not accessible enough
Salesforce, February 20234
Fast insights start with self-serve analytics
Waiting on IT for data isn’t just slow. It’s costing you opportunities. In today’s business climate, every second matters.
Self-serve analytics flips the script, putting governed, high-quality data directly in the hands of your teams. The result? Faster insights, smarter decisions, and zero compromise on trust or compliance.
That’s why you need a federated knowledge graph for discovery, built-in governance, and reusable data products. This allows teams to move from question to insight in seconds.
Key self-service requirements
Find data instantly with a Google-like search powered by natural language queries and a federated knowledge graph.
Preview data assets, view quality metrics, and ensure data accuracy, completeness, and fit for purpose.
Access governed data with policies and permissions already in place, ensuring compliance without slowing users down.
Explore data using familiar business terms and relationships so AI and analytics reflect how your business truly operates.
Accelerate AI and analytics projects with pre-built, reusable data products that reduce duplication and standardize insights.
Use an enterprise data marketplace to preview, access, and share trusted data products across teams, driving alignment and speed.
Request and receive access to data assets through automated approvals—eliminating IT bottlenecks and delays.
Seamlessly connect data to analytics tools or workflows in a few simple clicks, eliminating the need for complex manual setup.
Actian: Your partner for self-service analytics
Self-service requires more than data access. It’s also about confidence, control, and collaboration, eliminating wasted time hunting for datasets while providing clear context for every asset. Actian enables users across all skill sets to find and access data for analytics, no IT ticket required.
Actian Data Intelligence Platform delivers:
Enterprise data marketplace
Publish, share, and consume ready-to-use data products delivered via data contracts that ensure governance and compliance.
Natural language search
Leverage AI-powered search capabilities to locate data using business terms and natural language queries instead of technical database names.
Intuitive data discovery
Use an intelligent search engine with a knowledge graph architecture to get relevant results based on user context and business relationships.
Self-serve access requests
Optimize automated workflows and approvals to reduce IT dependency, improving productivity and accelerating time to insights.
Data lineage with full transparency
Trace every dataset back to its source and understand how it’s transformed across systems, giving users clear visibility into data provenance and quality.
Built-in governance
Empower business users with speed and flexibility while keeping compliance intact. Policies, permissions, and usage monitoring are automatically enforced in the background.
Stop asking IT for data. Own it yourself.
Teams don’t need more dashboards. They need true self-service. Actian Data Intelligence Platform unifies discovery, trust, and governance in one solution. Powered by a federated knowledge graph, it delivers instant, high-quality data so teams can move from question to answer in seconds. Features and capabilities include:
Turn self-serve into a business accelerator
Actian Data Intelligence Platform integrates discovery, governance, and trust into one experience. From data contracts that enforce compliance to knowledge graph-powered search capabilities, Actian turns every business user into a confident data user.
With Actian, you can:
Simplify data discovery
Give users a Google-like search experience powered by a federated knowledge graph and natural language queries.
Find the right data fast
Take advantage of intelligent discovery that surfaces the most relevant datasets instantly, so your teams spend less time searching and more time analyzing.
Use compliant data
Access data with guardrails already in place. Built‑in governance that aligns with regulations and internal policies ensures speed doesn’t come at the cost of compliance.
Optimize reusable data products
Tap into pre‑built, reusable data products that accelerate analytics for faster time‑to‑insight.
Enable collaboration and speed
The enterprise data marketplace is your Amazon-like hub for trusted data. Business users can explore, preview, and compare data products with clear descriptions and ratings.
Scale innovation with confidence
Empower every team to test ideas, validate opportunities, and launch new initiatives without waiting on IT. Use governed self-service as a catalyst for innovation to accelerate time-to-market and ensure every insight is both fast and compliant.
Real-world self-service successes
With the Actian Data Intelligence Platform, we were able to centralize our analytics and BI data into a single solution. The data catalog design via the Studio app enabled data transparency and clarity in the documentation of our data assets, while the Explorer app enabled our end users to find the right data for their respective use cases via its data discovery features, which represented a big advantage for us.
1. TechRadar, “AI and machine learning projects will fail without good data,” July 2025.
2. TechRadar, “AI and automation are here to settle ROI questions of analytics,” July 2025.
3. TWDI, “The State of Self-Service Analytics: Results from TDWI’s Latest Research.”
4. Salesforce, “73% of Business Leaders Believe Data Reduces Uncertainty and Drives Better Decisions — So Why Aren’t They Using It?” February 2023.