What is a Data Intelligence Platform?
A data intelligence platform is a lot of things, but at its root, it’s a tool that helps both people and AI make the most of data. Organizations are now processing pentabytes of data and scaling their use of AI initiatives, integrating it into workflows and processes. Managing all of the data and ensuring that AI models use trustworthy data is a top priority to make timely decisions.
As the data intelligence platforms market evolves in 2026, some of the key capabilities to look for include:
- Data Discovery & Cataloging: Automatically finds and inventories data across systems, with a powerful search capability.
- Metadata Management: Captures and manages information about the data to provide context and understanding.
- Data Lineage: Tracks how data flows through systems, showing where it comes from, how it’s transformed, and where it goes.
- Data Quality Assessment: Monitors and reports data accuracy, completeness, consistency, and reliability.
- Data Governance: Enforces data policies, manages access controls, and ensures regulatory compliance.
- Collaboration: Enables teams to share knowledge, document datasets, and collaborate around data assets.
As the market develops, we want to highlight some of the industry leaders in defining what a data intelligence platform is.
How Actian Compares
Actian empowers data teams to unlock the full value of their data through a unified, intelligent approach to discovery, governance, and collaboration.
The platform provides an intuitive, natural language search that enables business and technical users to quickly locate, understand, and trust the data they need. We leverage a knowledge graph foundation to automatically create intelligent, multilateral relationships between data assets across your entire enterprise ecosystem.
Actian transforms fragmented assets into an accessible, reliable, and actionable data intelligence ecosystem. Learn more about the Actian Data Intelligence Platform.
