ETHICS
Ethical analytics software, built in Europe
TIMi is ethical analytics software born from the will to bring ethics into the technology sector. Moral and ethical values guide each of our decisions and each of our developments, from the way we license the software to the way we treat your data.
Your data stays yours
Full access to your data at any time, for any use, at no cost.
A European company
Developed in Belgium and designed around European rules on data protection.
Free for good causes
Free for NGOs, humanitarian projects and teaching.
PRESERVE YOUR AUTONOMY
You keep control of your analytics.
Control over costs, expertise and decisions stays with you, not with a supplier.
You take the control
When you create or evolve your analytical system, TIMi lets you keep control over your costs without depending on third parties. TIMi is accessible to all data scientists, whether they are expert coders or citizen data scientists, and lets everyone take control of their analyses easily and independently.
You stay in control
Thanks to its simplicity, TIMi helps you keep your business expertise in-house and build on it for the future. You avoid starting from scratch when a key collaborator leaves, because your whole team, not just one person, leads the evolution of the work already done. You can devote yourself to your core business.
Reliable advice
We stay objective about the challenges you face. Clients ask us for advice on various digital needs, related to TIMi or not, and we answer with their long-term perspectives in mind. We want our clients to grow by becoming autonomous, through open and frank communication, so that everyone’s knowledge is enriched.
Designed for European data protection rules.
As a European company specialized in data analysis, we adhere to the core values of Europe for the protection of the digital lives of its citizens.
Working with TIMi, you can count on a product designed around the European rules on the protection and use of confidential data (GDPR).
TIMi holds the Software Made in Europe label, issued by the European Digital SME Alliance. It certifies that our software is developed in Europe by a European company. Learn more about the label.
EXCELLENCE VS LOCK-IN
Eight ways TIMi avoids lock-in.
The quality of a solution should be the reason you keep it, not the cost of leaving it.
No entry lock-in
No lock-in situation with a high initial investment such as activation fees or infrastructure costs.
With TIMi, you pay an annual license fee that includes access to the tools, updates, support and training. Since there is no activation fee, you can switch to another technology at any time without losing an initial investment.
No cost and start-up time lock-in
It is common to invest several months of work in a technology before realizing it does not fit. At that point there is no turning back, because too much time and money has been spent.
TIMi is operational from the first days, so you can check within days, not months, whether it meets your needs.
No lock-in on data flows
You have full access to your data at all times, for any use. Within a data transformation made with TIMi, data passes freely from one technology to another. TIMi integrates with current technologies: connect the data from your CRM, your ERP, your big data platform, Excel and more.
You are no longer tied to a family of products from a single company.
No technology lock-in
TIMi is open to all technologies, including open source ones such as R and Python, at no extra cost. TIMi also removes the data volume limits of R and Python: you are no longer constrained by the RAM available on your server.
TIMi is built for on-premise deployment and does not tie you to any cloud provider. You choose your technological environment.
No visibility lock-in
Code obfuscation consists in hiding how a process works behind overly complicated code. The person who wrote it then becomes the only one able to maintain and improve it, which keeps you dependent on their services.
TIMi processes stay readable by design. Consultants who use TIMi hand over the full ownership of the processes and the data, together with a solution you can maintain and improve in-house.
No code lock-in
Business opportunities, innovations and administrative simplifications are often postponed because the IT department has limited availability, and few employees are trained in the chosen programming language.
TIMi is easy to use and accessible to people in all departments. The company gains in agility and autonomy, and each employee can contribute to the continuous improvement of the organization.
No key-person lock-in
Sometimes a few key employees are the only ones to master the chosen programming language. This is a risk: the choice of technologies can end up following their expertise rather than the interest of the company, and the analytical system can stall when they leave.
TIMi values business expertise over the ability to write code, so that the greatest number of people can contribute to the digital evolution of the company.
No exit lock-in
Many analytical systems work in one direction: data goes in, but getting it out is difficult, sometimes impossible, even when you pay for it.
TIMi does not take your data hostage. You can, at any time and at no cost, get all your data for any use, in any system, with any technology.
TOTAL COST OF OWNERSHIP
Where the real costs of an analytics stack come from.
A solution without license fees, such as open source, can look attractive. In practice, most of the costs come from three sources.
Consulting
External consultants may bill several months of work to build and then maintain your analytical stack.
Training
A new employee often needs months to work effectively on thousands of lines of complex code in Python, R or Scala.
Infrastructure
Cloud infrastructure looks cheap at first, and can become expensive very quickly.
HUMANITARIAN AND ACADEMIC USE
Free for projects that serve the community.
We want everyone to be able to look at their data as easily and efficiently as possible, because we believe we can build a better world by making more use of the data around us. This is why TIMi is free for the following users.
Charities and NGOs
Charities, NGOs and humanitarian organizations.
Humanitarian consulting
Any consulting company engaged in charity or humanitarian work.
Universities
Universities, for all teaching activities, for example teaching machine learning to MBA students.
Students
Students in universities and schools who learn BI, analytics, advanced analytics or machine learning.
Startups
Startups, to bootstrap their activities.
Video game makers
Video game makers, because we love video games.
FAQ
Ethics and independence, in short.
What is vendor lock-in in analytics?
Vendor lock-in is a dependence on a supplier, a consultant, a programming language or an infrastructure that makes switching costly. TIMi is designed to avoid eight forms of it: entry, cost and start-up time, data flows, technology, visibility, code, key-person and exit lock-in.
Who owns the processes built with TIMi?
You do. Consultants who use TIMi hand over the full ownership of the processes and the data, so you can maintain and improve them in-house.
Can I take my data out of TIMi?
Yes. You can get all your data at any time, at no cost, for any use, in any system and with any technology.
Is TIMi free for NGOs, universities and students?
Yes. TIMi is free for charities, NGOs and humanitarian organizations, for universities for teaching, and for students who learn analytics. Startups and video game makers are also covered. If your project has a positive impact on the planet, contact us: you may get TIMi for free or for a small price.
Does TIMi work with R and Python?
Yes, at no extra cost. TIMi also removes the data volume limits of R and Python, so you are no longer constrained by the RAM of your server.
Is TIMi a European company?
Yes. TIMi is a European software editor, self-funded since 2007, with its headquarters in Ath, Belgium. It is designed around the European rules on the protection of personal data.
SEE FOR YOURSELF
Don’t take our word for it.
Try TIMi on your own data, or talk to us about your project.
