Full of ambition during the day, down-to-earth at night.
Always on the hunt to make sense out of data.

- About us
- Philosophy
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Achieve. Impact. Together.
At Datashift, we team up with our clients to create long-term value using their data. We pride ourselves on working closely together with them, developing a relationship built on mutual trust, and inspiring the people we interact with. And while we are committed to delivering solutions that answer business questions with facts and figures, that is not where it ends for us. We remain relentlessly focused on sustaining our clients in achieving their ambitions and deploying data to create a profound impact on business, increasing revenue, reducing costs, and mitigating risks.
In today’s complex and fast-moving world, we believe that common sense should prevail to unlock business value. Our philosophy is therefore based on the principles of structure, simplicity and “less is more”. Whether preparing proposals, implementing solutions or hiring and working with colleagues, we constantly ask ourselves ‘Does this make sense?’. Our goal is to enable our clients to make the shift that helps them see and understand their own data in ways that create long-term value for people and business.
From the beginning early 2015, our founder and CEO Nico Huybrechts had a larger mission in mind. Started with only one employee in a temporary office in the Ondernemershuis in Mechelen, Datashift was literally built up from scratch. In only 9 years we have grown to a solid team of over 100 experienced consultants based in a completely renovated office in the heart of Mechelen. Since 2022, we have spread out with an additional office in Leuven and in 2023 we also made the step towards Ghent.
In order to be a data partner for our clients, we substantially expanded our breadth of services and expertise over the years. We keep on evolving with the market, the changing needs of our customers and the technological evolutions .
Although Datashift is a fast-growing company, we’ve always kept the same recipe: taking excellent care of our customers and our people, everything else is secondary!
Growing with our team and clients

- Our Team
- Our Objectives
- Our Clients
0 regretted loss*
Our growth as professional and individual is a cornerstone at Datashift. It is far more than training. In our way of collaboration, providing feedback and our day-to-day decision-making, we ask ourselves:
- Is this decision making our team stronger & better?
- Is this decision something scalable & adjustable?
* A ‘regretted loss’ would be a colleague leaving for reasons that relate to a lack of support, unclarity, collaboration or lack of alignment on perspective. Our main internal objective is to keep our ‘regretted loss’ at 0.
>90% returning
We approach each of our clients as a long-term relationship. We believe in a common journey, strong communication and growing together. We think about:
- Is this decision beneficial for our clients? Any downsides?
- Does this decision lead to real business outcomes?
>50% YOY growth
We substantially expanded our breadth of services and expertise over the years and keep on evolving with the market, the changing needs of our customers and technological evolutions.
- Does this fit our DNA & values?
- Does it support our goal to become the best data partner?
- Does this decision create value?
- Risk & Opportunities?
Latest Datashift News

Summer vibes! 🌞
Yesterday, colleagues came together afterwork at the Kruidtuin in Mechelen. Nothing beats enjoying the summer with friscos, drinks, and Kubb games! hashtag#DataTeam hashtag#DataSummer hashtag#StadMechelen

Lunch time at Datashift 👍👍
Datashift Wrapped 2023
We are truly happy with these sportive, operational, collegial, financial,... numbers! However for next year, as every year, we wish a bit extra on all those numbers 😉

Marathon Amsterdam
15 October 2023, 15 Datashifters woke up with only one thought in mind... Running the TCS Amsterdam Marathon! 🏃♂️ 🏃♀️ 💨 After weeks of preparations, with lots of training miles and some intense interval runs, they were more than ready! 👟

Class of 2023 is ready to kickstart their career
Our young graduates were welcomed at our office in Mechelen. Ready to kickstart their career at Datashift! But first, they will embark on a journey into the world of data. The upcoming weeks they will be trained by the most knowledgeable trainers in the different data domains...
Share code, get socks!
Winner of the first “GitHub socks”! Knowledge sharing pays off...
Field test Marathon, check! ✅
For the upcoming 16 weeks our colleagues will prepare themselves for the sportive challenge of this year: the @tcsamsterdammarathon!
When in Denmark...
Cedric & Dries represented Datatshift at the latest Microsoft conference in Billund Denmark.
Knowledge Sharing in the sun
Celebrating the first summer Collibra Knowledge Sharing Session with sunshine and a pokebowl! 😎😎 Every month our Collibra & Data Governance consultants look forward to learn from each other! 🤠
Data News Awards Ceremony
Last week at the Data News Award ceremony, we were joined by some of our great clients. A special night to value the forged relationship between us. Although we did not bring the award home, it was a pleasure celebrating together. Let's keep pushing the data boundaries together!
Datashift helping Fortis for the good cause
Yesterday, some of our Datashift Colleagues had the opportunity to join @bnpparibasfortis in a heart-warming endeavour. Together, the team visited a shelter for boys aged 12 till 18 who find themselves in difficult situations. Their mission? To bring a burst of colour and positivity into their lives by painting their living spaces.
Datashift loves Datasport
Last Saturday was Datashift's annual Datasport event, organised by our very own Datasport team. Datashifters could opt to cycle, run or walk together. The weather exceeded expectations and the atmosphere was optimal. After the Datasport it was time to Datachill and enjoy some spikeball, kubb and drinks all afternoon.
Run, Datashift, run! 🏃♂️ 🏃♀️
Yesterday, a few of our colleagues tied their running shoes and ran 10 miles through the city of Antwerp. Despite, or thanks to, the weather everybody achieved their set goal. To celebrate, coaches Kevin and Martijn treated the runners to a cold beer at the finish line. #lifeatdatashift #antwerp10miles

We hit a milestone, 5.000 followers on LinkedIn! 🎉
To celebrate this occasion we invited wilde koffie to serve delicious cappuccinos, lattes and more. #celebratesuccess #celebratewithcoffee
8 years of Datashift
Last month we celebrated 8 years of Datashift. That were 8 years of growth, 8 years of great colleagues and exciting projects. We reminisced about the good times but also looked forward to what the future has in store for Datashift... And we are excited!
New colleagues entered the building
New Datashifters have entered the building 😃 Yesterday, we welcomed 8 new colleagues into our team. Together they embark on a Datashift Bootcamp to get more insight in who we are, and what we are doing. By the way, we expect 6 new colleagues later this month.

Datashift Xmass Party
We wish everyone a great start for 2023! Before looking forward, here are some pictures of our Datashift Christmas drink. Datashifters and Datashifters-to-be gathered for a festive Datashift closure of 2022.

Datashift @ Warmathon 2022
Some of our colleagues came together and ran/walked the Warmathon for the #WarmsteWeek in Stad Mechelen. Despite the wintry weather, it was great fun! Our team is on fire 🔥
Coffee, Tea & Granola for the good cause
In march Team Datashift is represented for the third time at the 100 Kilometre Run for Kom op tegen Kanker VZW. To participate in the race we are collecting money to fund further cancer research. This year, we are selling coffee, tea and granola.
Grab a gluhwein with Datashift
During the grab a gluhwein* campaign our colleagues open up their agenda to have a chat with you about us. You get the chance to talk with any of our colleagues about how we work, what we like,... No recruiter trying to win your heart, a sales pitch or whatever.
Data Citizens in San Diego
Datashift crew has arrived at Collibra #datacitizens22 in San Diego. Our colleagues Fen and Philippe represented Datashift at this great event. They enyoed meeting old and new data friends! #datadriven #datagovernance #sandiego

Our datatrip never misses!
Bullseye! Last weekend was definitely a hit. A heavily marked weekend in the agenda of every Datashifter, our Datatrip. An active weekend in the south of Belgium with various adventurous activities in the daytime, a delicious barbecue and a 'little' party: classic ingredients of our yearly Datatrip!

September one, Datashift plus ten
September first arrived, 10 new colleagues have arrived... And for the Datashift-class of '22, it is back to school. The next three weeks our new colleagues will learn all about what we do at Datashift and how we do it, in our very own Datashift Bootcamp.
A colorful team
Getting to know yourself and colleagues better was the main objective of last week's Insights training. Our consultants went beyond the colors and got to know better means of communication and ways in which they can grow.
Werchter Boutique
Headliners of Werchter Boutique? Stromae, Gorillaz,... & Datashift? We had a great time!
