Actian Spring 2025 Product Launch - Data Contracts, Ask AI, and Observability Updates

Managing data across complex environments is no longer just about access—it's about establishing trust, consistency, and control from the start. The Actian Spring '25 Product Launch introduces updates designed to make that easier, whether your data lives in the cloud, on-prem, or across both. 

From governance at the source to faster response times and improved analytics outcomes, these changes reflect what teams need to build reliable, scalable data practices. 

Here’s a look at what’s new. 

💥 Actian Data Intelligence Platform: Shift-Left Governance Meets AI-powered Self-Service Discovery 

Our cloud-native Actian Data Intelligence Platform now fully supports data products and a contract-first approach, enabling decentralized teams to design, publish, and govern data as products from development through consumption.  

New Capabilities Include: 

• Data Contracts embedded into CI/CD pipelines: Automate enforcement of quality and governance controls from the start. We call it “Governance by Design” 

• Data Products across Federated data marketplace: Promote reuse, trust, and collaboration by making well-documented, ready-to-use data products available across the enterprise.

• Ask AI: Our AI-powered semantic search interprets natural language questions, surfaces glossary definitions, and improves data literacy across technical and non-technical teams.

• Chrome Extension for BI Tools: Instantly view standardized KPI definitions in Tableau or Power BI dashboards to enhance data understanding within the dashboard. No context switching.

• Detailed Lineage in Tableau/Power BI: Automatically trace data across BI tools with field-to-field metadata extraction. 

💥 Actian Data Observability: Smarter Monitoring, Faster Resolutions 

We’ve overhauled our data observability features to give data teams deeper insights and faster resolutions. 

• Custom SQL Metrics: Define and track metrics unique to your data pipelines—no more settling for predefined options. 

• Actionable Alerts with Visuals: Instantly assess the severity of data issues from within Slack or email notifications. 

• Jira Integration & Incident Hub: Automate issue resolution with full context and manage incidents from a single source of truth. 

• Wildcard Support for GCS: Integrate and monitor large and dynamically changing datasets in Google Cloud Storage by using flexible wildcard patterns in file paths. 

💥 DataConnect v12.4: Smarter Data Quality for On-Prem Environments 

Our on-prem portfolio gets a major boost with DataConnect 12.4, empowering organizations to improve data quality, privacy, and transformation in a unified platform. 

Product Improvements: 

• Inspect & Recommend: Automatically generate tailored data quality rules in minutes, reducing onboarding friction. 

• Advanced Profiling & Multi-field Rules: Perform context-aware assessments to catch hidden data issues across columns. 

• Data Quality Index: Provide exec-level visibility into dataset health with customizable quality dashboards. 

• Schema Evolution & Data Prep: Adapt to changing data requirements without the need for additional tools. 

• Masking & Anonymization: Enforce data privacy and compliance with built-in tools for secure data sharing and PII protection. 

Let’s Build Data You Can Trust 

Everything in this launch supports one big idea: when data is governed by design, it becomes a strategic asset—not a liability. Ready to go deeper? Below, you’ll find detailed highlights of what’s new in the Spring ’25 Product Launch. 

Blog: Data Contracts, AI Search, and More: Actian's Spring '25 Product Launch  This featured blog post breaks down all the major highlights from the Spring launch—from decentralized data management to the AI-powered Ask AI search capability. It’s a comprehensive look at how Actian is transforming data infrastructure for modern, distributed teams. Read the Blog 

Upcoming Webinar (July 14, 2025): Data Contract First Governance: Building Trust Through Data Products  Join Actian and Corinium for a live webinar exploring how leading organizations are shifting to a “data contract first” approach to governance. You’ll hear from industry experts on embedding trust and compliance directly into development workflows, enabling decentralized teams to build reliable data products at scale. This webinar is ideal for data leaders, engineers, and stewards looking to future-proof their data strategy. Register for the Webinar 

eBook: Putting Data Contracts First: The Engineer’s Guide to Data Trust  This practical eBook is designed for data engineers, data product managers, and data stewards who want to move from reactive data firefighting to proactive governance. It outlines a proven framework for using data contracts to ensure quality, accessibility, and trust from day one. Get the eBook 

Product Tour: Data Intelligence Platform Overview  Take a self-guided tour of Actian’s Data Intelligence Platform to see how it supports federated data discovery, embedded governance, and seamless integration with BI and observability tools. It’s a hands-on way to experience the platform’s capabilities and interface. Take a Product Tour 

Actian Explained: Data Products and Data Contracts  In this short explainer video, Actian walks through the concept of data products and how data contracts ensure they remain governed, discoverable, and usable across distributed teams. It’s a quick and informative intro for business and technical audiences alike. Watch the Video 

Infographic: Engineer Trust with Data Contracts  This visual guide offers a quick and compelling overview of how Actian’s data contract approach enables scalable governance, streamlined development workflows, and self-service analytics. It’s ideal for sharing with executives or teams looking to understand the high-level impact of this approach. View the Infographic  

Customer Stories Roundup: Data Intelligence Use Cases from the World's Leading Organizations  See how global enterprises are putting Actian’s Data Intelligence Platform to work in real-world scenarios. This roundup showcases practical examples of how data leaders are improving trust, governance, and collaboration across distributed teams. From automating data quality to enabling self-service discovery, these stories highlight the impact of data contracts and product-based thinking in action. View the Infographic 

Product Demo: Schedule a Product Demo to Explore These Features Hands-On  Want to see how Actian’s Data Intelligence Platform can work in your environment? Book a personalized demo with one of our data experts. You’ll get a guided walkthrough of key capabilities like data contracts, and AI-powered search—plus answers to your specific questions about setup, scalability, and pricing. See It in Action: Request a Demo 

In the News: 

Actian Press Release: Actian Embeds Data Contracts, Governance by Design into Development Workflows to Increase Data Reliability 

TechTarget: New Actian features target data discoverability, reliability 

CDO Magazine: How CDOs Can Transform Data Governance from Reactive Burden to Strategic Enabler 

Database Trends and Applications: Actian's Latest Update Embeds Governance by Design with Data Contract-First Approach 

Actian is helping modern data teams to confidently manage and govern data at scale—empowering smarter decisions through trusted AI-ready data. Let’s build the future of data together.