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Helpful articles on dashboarding, BI & analytics

Welcome to the taod Academy blog. Here you will find interesting and informative articles from our coaches and consultants covering enablement, tips and tricks, and everything related to BI and data analytics. We have also poured all our knowledge into up-to-date whitepapers that will teach you all the relevant areas of modern data analysis. All our posts and whitepapers are fueled by our passion for data and AI, data analysis, and data visualization. We hope you find them insightful.

Microsoft Fabric: Infrastructure & Capacity

Microsoft Fabric brings structure to data management—from resource allocation and performance optimization to scaling. Our article explores the architecture behind Fabric and shows you how to leverage thoughtful capacity planning to unlock the platform's full potential.

Microsoft Fabric: Infrastructure & Capacity

Microsoft Fabric brings structure to data management—from resource allocation and performance optimization to scaling. Our article explores the architecture behind Fabric and shows you how to leverage thoughtful capacity planning to unlock the platform's full potential.

Kaja Weber

Mar 2026

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7 minutes

Künstliche Intelligenz

AI training as a competitive advantage

Structured AI skills provide companies with a competitive edge. This article explains why AI training is now essential and how it contributes to sustainable AI implementation.

Data analysis? Handled with confidence!

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Power BI DAX: COUNTIF

Boost your Power BI skills with conditional counting logic in DAX – essential for data analysts to efficiently analyze complex datasets

Power BI: Calculating time periods

ᐅ Learn how to calculate time periods with DAX in Power BI and optimize your data analysis with advanced techniques & practical tips!

Power BI: Calculate New Column

In Power BI, it is important to distinguish between calculated columns and measures. The use of calculated columns is explained using practical examples and use cases.

Power BI: Calculating duration

We show you how to master calculating the difference between two dates in Power BI. To do this, we examine the use of DATEDIFF and other relevant time functions.

Power BI: Calculating Percentages

Learn how to perform percentage calculations in Power BI to analyze your data precisely and create meaningful reports.

Power BI: Calculating Percentages

Learn how to calculate percentages in Power BI using DAX to optimize your data analysis and gain precise insights.

Power BI DAX: IF-Funktion

Erfahre, wie du die DAX IF-Funktion in Power BI effektiv einsetzt, um datenbasierte Entscheidungen und komplexe Logiken zu implementieren.

Power BI: Calculating the number of days

Detailed step-by-step guide to calculating the number of days between two dates using DAX in Power BI

How do I get started with Microsoft Power BI

Implementing Power BI delivers quick results, but it also raises a lot of questions. Our article provides the answers you need.

Data Analysis and Tool Selection

Many companies still use Excel as a business intelligence tool. However, this often leads to errors that can cause significant problems.

Power BI: Calculation from two tables

Learn the basics of table relationships in Power BI, as well as how to use RELATED and RELATEDTABLE for data queries according to best practices.

Power BI: Calculating cumulative values

Learn how to calculate cumulative values in Power BI to analyze trends and gain deeper insights into your data.

Power BI: Calculating sums

ᐅ This article explains the importance of sum calculations in Power BI, from the basics to optimization for large datasets, with a focus on SUM and SUMX.

Microsoft Fabric - Boost your data analysis

We explain why Microsoft Fabric will change your daily data analysis forever.

Implementing Self-Service BI

Many departments want to source and analyze data independently of IT. Self-service BI tools like Tableau make this possible.

Tutorial: Power Apps in Power BI

ᐅ Step-by-step guide: How to connect Power Apps with Power BI in the Microsoft Power Platform and simplify your work!

Power BI: Calculating count

Power BI - Calculating counts: A guide to effective data analysis with the DAX functions COUNT and COUNTX

Advanced Analytics and Predictive Analytics

Beyond traditional BI: What are the opportunities and application areas for advanced and predictive analytics?