
DAX Studio Experts in Germany
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Meet FRATCH Experts in Germany, who have recently used DAX Studio
Christian P.
Last position:
Power BI Developer & Consultant in an Agile Team (SAFe) at DB InfraGO AG
Further Development of the Integrated Capacity Management Platform InKa
Rail Infrastructure
- Power BI shared datasets and reports via DirectQuery on Amazon Redshift (timetable, construction and capacity data)
- Automated report testing with Playwright in Docker containers, version control with GitLab
- Concept and implementation of user communication (information page, changelog, known bugs)
Initial Situation:
The integrated capacity management platform (InKa) is a monitoring and analysis platform for data from timetable and capacity management: customer orders, infrastructure, timetable operations, construction, as well as route capacity and width. The data is stored and linked in a structured data warehouse. This makes it possible to create complex KPIs across different source systems and display current and future route utilization as well as construction activity across the network. The goal is to improve strategic, medium-term and intra-year planning and provide users with easy access to capacity management analyses.
Measures:
- Enablement: Introduction of Power BI with training and workshops for development teams.
- Consulting & Design: Problem analysis, concepts and solution consulting for reporting requirements; implementation of reporting solution plans.
- Data Model: Development of shared datasets with DirectQuery on Amazon Redshift and import tables; DAX measures for utilization and capacity KPIs.
- Development: Data analysis, data transformation and visualization in Power BI; extension and migration of business applications to Power BI; AI-supported development in VS Code with GitHub Copilot.
- Test Automation: Automated testing of Power BI reports with Playwright; setup of the test environment in Docker containers.
- User Communication: Concept and implementation of a central information page with hot news, changelog and known bugs, access from reports with report filters, updates via Power Automate.
- Deployment: Management of Power BI Deployment Pipelines across the DEV, TEST and PROD environments.
- Agile Working: Work in an agile team according to SAFe (Scaled Agile Framework); refinement of user stories and features including effort estimates in Jira; version control with Git and GitLab.
- Quality & Documentation: Reviews for quality assurance, error analysis and resolution, technical documentation in AsciiDoc and Confluence.
Technologies: Power BI, DAX, Power Query, DirectQuery, Amazon Redshift, Git / GitLab, Deployment Pipelines, Playwright, Docker, AsciiDoc, Power Automate, Jira, Confluence, VS Code with GitHub Copilot, SAFe
Results:
- Capacity management KPIs from multiple source systems combined on one platform
- Transparency regarding current and future route utilization and construction activity across the network
- Easy access to analyses for users
- Automated regression testing of Power BI reports
- User communication implemented: central information page with hot news, changelog and known bugs, directly accessible from the reports
Ajay Kumar D.
Last position:
Senior BI and Analytics Engineer at Novartis
- Led enterprise reporting modernization by migrating legacy SSRS reporting solutions to Power BI, supporting 500+ business users while ensuring full GDPR/DSGVO compliance.
- Designed and optimized Power BI and Microsoft Fabric semantic models using star schema, dimensional modeling, advanced DAX, and performance optimization techniques, reducing query latency by 25%.
- Delivered 20+ executive and operational dashboards featuring KPI scorecards, drill-through, bookmarks, and row-level security, improving reporting efficiency by 20%.
- Enabled self-service analytics through governed Power BI datasets, dataflows, and gateway architecture, increasing business-led reporting adoption by 35%.
- Configured an incremental refresh policy and query folding for a 50+ million row sales dataset, reducing daily report refresh times by 85%.
- Deployed automated ETL/ELT pipelines using Azure Data Factory, Microsoft Fabric, and Snowflake, reducing reporting delivery timelines by 40% through workflow automation.
- Spearheaded Microsoft Fabric analytics modernization initiatives including lakehouse architecture, OneLake integration, and centralized data platform development, reducing data latency from 2 hours to 20 minutes.
- Translated business requirements from 15+ stakeholders into scalable Power BI semantic models and dashboards, improving reporting consistency and reducing ad-hoc reporting requests by 25%.
- Applied Microsoft Copilot and generative AI tools to accelerate SQL development, DAX authoring, technical documentation, and testing activities, reducing development effort by approximately 15 hours per week.
Philipp G.
Last position:
Data Scientist & ML Engineer at Data-Science Factory GmbH
- Building, implementing and selling automated Data Science solutions such as Scorecard Factory and Forecast Factory
- Implementation of automated end-to-end cloud processes
- Development of LLM and NLP models
- Creation of interactive reports
- Support for national and international large corporations as well as medium-sized companies in implementing ML projects
Abdulhasib M.
Last position:
Power BI Developer / BI Consultant at Telair International GmbH
- Development of Power BI reports, measures, and KPIs for sales, purchasing, materials management, warehousing, and production
- Analysis of the proALPHA database (Progress OpenEdge) and high-performance SQL queries for extraction and transformation
- Data models, ETL processes, and pipelines including automated refresh via Power BI Service and Data Gateway
- Gathering requirements and implementation in close coordination with the specialist departments
Selected projects:
- Sales report: revenue, incoming orders, and order status
- Purchasing report with automated purchase suggestions (Power Automate)
- Monitoring of missing parts for production and materials management
- Production bills of materials on Microsoft Fabric including deployment pipeline (Dev → Prod)
- Forecast comparison report
- Central Power BI apps that bundle all reports by department
Technologies: Power BI, DAX, Power Query (M), SQL, proALPHA, Progress OpenEdge, Microsoft Fabric, Power Automate, Python
Ehsan M.
Last position:
BI Developer at Telecommunications Infrastructure
- Gathered and analyzed requirements in close collaboration with business departments to develop data-driven solutions and scalable PowerBI reporting infrastructures.
- Conducted detailed error analyses and optimized existing semantic and data models to ensure a robust data architecture and high data quality and to improve PowerBI reporting.
- Developed and implemented scalable ETL processes for data preparation and integration.
- Built a wiki for table and view descriptions as well as PowerBI PowerQuery and KPI documentation to ensure a consistent understanding of data structures and key performance indicators.
Mario T.
Last position:
Project Lead/Manager / Consultant at all-BI GmbH
- Establishing the Microsoft Fabric platform with the company as the central data warehouse and reporting system.
- The company migrated several operational systems including D365 to new version. The new data warehouse is based on a Fabric/Power BI architecture with Azure cloud Entra Authentication.
Tasks Performed:
- Full administrative responsibility for the Fabric platform F64 and F32 capacities, as well as two F8 capacities for development and prototyping.
- Integration of Fabric with Microsoft Entra.
- Data modeling for the data warehouse bronze, silver and gold layers using data modeling tools.
- Star Schema as well as entity relationship modeling.
- Data modeling for data marts and for dimensional modeling and Power BI (semantic model).
- Design of data models for Microsoft SSAS multidimensional and tabular OLAP cubes using DAX and MDX.
- Definition of design patterns for the ETL team for loading OLAP cubes (Tabular and MD), star schemas and data vault structures.
- Planning and managing team of 4 ETL and reporting developers.
- Performance Tuning of Power BI reports, particularly the semantic layer, as well as the Fabric notebooks
- SQL Performance Tuning.
- DB Design for Azure SQL.
- Reporting directly to project senior management.
Label: Power BI, Fabric, Analysis Services (multidimensional and tabular), D365, SSIS, Tabular Editor, SQL Server and Azure SQL, TOAD Data Modeler, DBSchema, Visual Studio Code, DAX Studio, SSMS, Visual Studio, Jira and Confluence.
Friedbert W.
Last position:
Senior Consultant at Freelance Senior Consultant
Zahra D.
Last position:
Data and Process Analyst in Healthcare at Ministry of Health and Medical Education
- Optimized the patient journey through big data analysis and cross-functional collaboration
- Regionalized NICU centers with 86% coverage using mathematical models
- Developed patient flow and geoprocessing models with Python and ArcGIS, resulting in an 18% increase in efficiency
- Built simulation models to optimize bed utilization and reduce waiting times with Rockwell Arena
- Developed analytical dashboards in collaboration with clinical experts
- Implemented machine learning algorithms for birth predictions and cross-functional prescription analyses
Gurpreet D.
Last position:
Anonymous – German building materials manufacturer
- Creation of the profit center report and statistical metrics report
- Gathering and analysis of requirements regarding the forecast for revenue and costs
- Implementation of various time series analyses and optimization of forecasts
- SAP process knowledge, SQL, Python
- Python with various libraries for time series analysis and Machine Learning
Andreas R.
Last position:
Mid-sized manufacturer of adhesive systems
- Migrated sales reporting to Power BI
- Trained the department in Power Query and DAX
- Set up a data warehouse for optimal data processing
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Statistics of experts using DAX Studio
Aggregated from the professional profiles of matched freelancers.
Experience
18 years

Position duration
4.5 years

Positions per freelancer
11

Top business areas
Business Intelligence, Information Technology, Finance

Top industries
Professional Services, Information Technology, Manufacturing

Certification focus areas
Business Intelligence, Information Technology, Legal
Bachelor's degree or higher
100%
Master's degree or higher
80%
Doctorate
20%

Certifications per freelancer
2

Most common languages
German, English, Persian

Speak two or more languages
90%
Based on our profile pool as of 29 Oct 2026.
Daily rate distribution
The chart shows how the daily rates of experts in this technology in Germany are distributed, based on recent contracts on our platform. Each bar covers a rate range — its height shows the share of experts charging within that range.
Average rates of experts in Germany using DAX Studio
Rates are based on recent contracts and do not include FRATCH margin.
The average daily rate is the mean of all daily rates from recent contracts of comparable freelancers on our platform.
The median daily rate is the middle value of all daily rates — half of comparable freelancers charge less, half charge more. Unlike the average, it is barely affected by outliers.
Calculated based on our freelancers’ daily rates as of 29 Oct 2026. Actual rates may vary depending on seniority level, experience, skill specialization, project complexity, and engagement length.
DAX Studio experts industry focus
See which industries our matched freelancers work in most often — every figure is calculated live from the freelancers on FRATCH.
- Professional Services (70%)
- Information Technology (60%)
- Manufacturing (60%)
- Healthcare (50%)
- Telecommunication (50%)
- Construction (40%)
- Aerospace and Defense (30%)
- Education (30%)
Please note that freelancers can work across multiple industries, so percentages overlap.
About the technology
What DAX Studio is
DAX Studio is a free, open-source tool for writing, testing, and analyzing Data Analysis Expressions queries. It connects to Power BI Desktop, Power BI semantic models, Excel Power Pivot, and SQL Server Analysis Services. Specialists use it to inspect query behavior beyond what the standard Power BI interface exposes.
Core capabilities
DAX Studio combines a query editor with tools for server timings, query plans, metadata inspection, and model documentation. It can export query results, capture traces, format DAX, and reveal storage-engine and formula-engine activity. Its diagnostics help teams move from intuition to evidence when a report or semantic model performs poorly.
Typical project work
- Analyze slow DAX measures and visual queries
- Compare storage-engine and formula-engine workloads
- Inspect VertiPaq model size and column usage
- Document tables, relationships, measures, and metadata
- Validate optimization changes in Power BI or Analysis Services
DAX Studio is often part of a wider performance review rather than a standalone deliverable. Professionals may also refine data models, rewrite measures, configure Power BI workspaces, or support tabular models hosted in Azure Analysis Services or SQL Server.
When companies need help
Companies bring in freelance expertise when a Power BI report has become slow, a semantic model is difficult to maintain, or internal teams cannot explain unexpected query behavior. A specialist can establish a baseline, isolate bottlenecks, and turn trace results into practical changes. This is useful during migrations, reporting rollouts, and model handovers.
In Germany, DAX Studio expertise supports reporting teams across manufacturing, retail, logistics, finance, and other data-intensive industries. Remote analysis works well when secure access and clear documentation are available; on-site collaboration can help when teams are redesigning their reporting processes together.
Ecosystem and adjacent skills
Strong professionals understand DAX Studio alongside Power BI, Analysis Services Tabular, Power Pivot, and the VertiPaq storage engine. They may work with SQL Server, Azure Analysis Services, Microsoft Fabric, Power Query, and source systems such as SQL databases or data warehouses. Useful adjacent skills include dimensional modeling, DAX optimization, governance, deployment workflows, and clear technical documentation.
Signs of quality
- Explains query plans and server timings in business terms
- Separates DAX, model-design, and source-data bottlenecks
- Tests changes against representative reports and workloads
- Documents findings so internal teams can repeat the analysis
- Respects workspace permissions, data sensitivity, and release controls
The best specialist does not optimize a measure in isolation. They connect trace evidence to the model structure, user experience, and long-term maintenance needs. For German organizations, the ability to communicate clearly in English or German can be important when working with local stakeholders and distributed delivery teams.
Frequently asked questions
Everything clients usually want to know about DAX Studio, in one place.
DAX Studio is used to write and run DAX queries against Power BI, Power Pivot, and Analysis Services models. It also exposes server timings, query plans, metadata, and trace information that help specialists diagnose performance and model behavior.
DAX Studio complements Power BI Desktop rather than replacing it. Power BI is used to build reports and semantic models, while DAX Studio offers deeper query analysis, diagnostics, formatting, metadata access, and repeatable testing.
A strong DAX Studio specialist usually understands DAX, Power BI, tabular modeling, VertiPaq, and Analysis Services. Knowledge of SQL, Power Query, data warehousing, and Microsoft Fabric is also valuable when the root cause sits outside a measure.
A DAX Studio freelancer should be able to show work involving slow reports, complex measures, large semantic models, or tabular performance reviews. The required background depends on model complexity, data sensitivity, and whether the assignment covers diagnosis only or remediation as well.
Yes. DAX Studio analysis is often suitable for remote collaboration when the specialist receives controlled access to the Power BI or Analysis Services environment and can share traces and documentation securely. On-site work may help when workshops, stakeholder interviews, or reporting-process changes are central to the assignment.
Ask how the specialist distinguishes formula-engine, storage-engine, model, and source-data issues. A capable DAX Studio professional should explain server timings and query plans clearly, test recommendations, and leave behind evidence that the internal team can understand.
DAX Studio serves a different purpose from DAX Query View and enterprise monitoring tools. Query View is convenient inside Power BI, while DAX Studio provides a focused workspace for detailed analysis; monitoring tools add broader operational visibility across environments.
DAX Studio can connect to Power BI Desktop models, Power BI semantic models, Excel Power Pivot, and Analysis Services Tabular environments. The exact access and diagnostic options depend on the hosting mode, permissions, and whether the model runs locally or in a managed service.
The average hourly rate of freelancers in Germany who have used DAX Studio in their recent projects is 94 €, which corresponds to a daily rate of about 753 € based on an 8-hour working day.
Of the freelancers in Germany who have used DAX Studio in their recent projects, 100% hold at least a Bachelor's degree, 80% hold at least a Master's degree, and 20% hold a doctorate.
On average, freelancers in Germany who have used DAX Studio in their recent projects have 18 years of professional experience, with a single engagement typically lasting around 4.5 years.
The most common languages among freelancers in Germany who have used DAX Studio in their recent projects are German (100%), English (90%), and Persian (20%).
The most common industries among freelancers in Germany who have used DAX Studio in their recent projects are Professional Services (70%), Information Technology (60%), and Manufacturing (60%).
The most common business areas among freelancers in Germany who have used DAX Studio in their recent projects are Business Intelligence (90%), Information Technology (80%), and Finance (60%).
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