Cloudfide’s Business Intelligence newsletter / February 2026

20 min

Sebastian Jagniątkowski

Published Feb 27, 2026


Welcome to Cloudfide’s Business Intelligence Newsletter!  

Here, you’ll find a carefully curated selection of articles and videos focused on real-world Power BI and Fabric challenges - combining performance, best practices, modern development approaches, practical use cases, DAX patterns, and security and governance, and much more. We’ve selected materials aimed at different levels of experience, so you can focus on the topics most relevant to your current challenges. Each resource is chosen for its practical value and real-world applicability, helping you stay up to date while continuously developing your analytics skills. 

Below, you’ll find the full list of curated topics from February - explore the ones that matter most to you. 



1️⃣ Power BI February 2026 Update: Full Feature Breakdown 


  • Why is it interesting? A detailed rundown of the latest features and enhancements in the February 2026 release helps you take advantage of new capabilities as soon as they’re available. 

  • Audience: Beginner → Intermediate 

  • Area: New features / Power BI Desktop 


2️⃣ Measure Killer for Power BI is a Game Changer!

  • Why is it interesting? Explore how cleaning up unused measures and calculated columns can greatly simplify your model and reduce performance overhead. 

  • Audience: Intermediate → Advanced 

  • Area: Data modeling / Performance / Housekeeping 


3️⃣ Make better tables and matrixes in Power BI reports - a comprehensive guide 


  • Why is it interesting? Practical guidance on removing noise, sorting intentionally, and highlighting key values makes your tabular visuals easier to interpret for readers. 

  • Audience: Intermediate 

  • Area: Report design / Visualization / UX&UI 


4️⃣ Debugging DAX variables using TOJSON and TOCSV 


  • Why is it interesting? Learn a practical technique to serialize intermediate DAX virtual tables into readable JSON/CSV strings for easy inspection and troubleshooting.

  • Audience: Intermediate → Advanced 

  • Area: DAX / Debugging / Development workflows 


5️⃣ Being a Data Analyst in the Era of AI 


  • Why is it interesting? A thoughtful look at how AI reshapes an analyst’s toolkit, focusing on workflows where AI accelerates tasks without replacing human judgment. 

  • Audience: Beginner → Intermediate 

  • Area: Analytics career / AI / Power BI ecosystem 


6️⃣ The Definitive Guide to DAX, Third Edition of "The DAX Bible" 


  • Why is it interesting? A major update to the definitive DAX reference that covers advanced evaluation contexts, time intelligence, visual calculations, and calculation groups. 

  • Audience: Intermediate → Advanced 

  • Area: DAX language / Data modeling / BI fundamentals 


7️⃣ Data Modeling vs DAX in Power BI: Solving Problems the Right Way 


  • Why is it interesting? This livestream discussion helps you decide when to solve analytical problems in the data model versus using DAX logic, improving long-term report performance and clarity. 

  • Audience: Intermediate → Advanced 

  • Area: Data modeling / DAX / Best practices 


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Sebastian Jagniątkowski

Business Intelligence Developer

Feb 27, 2026

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