22-25 April 2026 
Nico Jacobs
blogs.u2u.be/author/Nico-Jacobs
Dr. Nico Jacobs started his career as a data mining researcher at the university of Leuven, Belgium. He joined U2U in 2004 as an instructor, author and technology strategist. His current technical expertise focuses on Power BI and Data Engineering/Data Science on Microsoft Azure. As a passionate trainer, Nico likes to inspire his students to gain a thorough knowledge on the subject. Nico regularly speaks at local and international conferences. You can see what he’s up to by following @SqlWaldorf on Twitter .
Nico Jacobs's Training Days
DAX in a DaySQLBits 2024
Learn in one day the core concepts of the DAX language, with a lot of focus on the evaluation context. (in-person only)
Getting started with Azure Machine LearningSQLBits 2020
Azure Machine Learning (ML) helps you with every aspect of the machine learning process. Learn how to manage datasets, build models automatically, graphically or with code, and deploy them as a REST service in one day!
Nico Jacobs's Sessions
Getting started with SparkML in Microsoft FabricSQLBits 2024
Microsoft Fabric supports machine learning in their Spark notebooks. See an end-to-end demo of how Fabric data is used to build machine learning models upon, which are then used to make predictions about other Fabric datasets.
Populate and purify your data lake with Azure Data FactorySQLBits 2020
In this session you will get a birds eye view of all the features in Azure Data Factory, and see this demonstrated in a cloud ETL.
What Power BI users need to know about RSQLBits 2018
Learn the basic knowledge to use the R language in Power BI as source, transformation or visualization
Analyze data streams with Azure stream analyticsSQLBits 2015
Azure stream analytics is a new Azure service for analyzing streaming data.
Fabric Data AgentsSQLBits 2026
Fabric Data Agents allow you to query your data using natural language. Based on the question asked, an LLM constructs the necessary SQL, KQL or DAX queries and interprets the data returned.
The Power of Paginated ReportsSQLBits 2026
Power BI reports lack options for advanced small multiples. Creating printable reports can also be challenging: Ever tried to scroll a scrollbar in a PDF? See how Power BI paginated reports can solve these challenges!
What are Fabric Materialized Lake ViewsSQLBits 2026
With Fabric Materialized Lake Views you can setup your data ingestion and transformations using a familiar SQL syntax. This demo rich session shows how to get started with
When Translytical Task Flow meets Fabric Data FunctionSQLBits 2026
See Translytical Task Flow in action: It combines Fabric User Data Functions (Python functions that can amongst others access and modify data) with Power BI actions to call them, and Power BI visuals that provide input to them.
It's about time: Calendar-based time intelligence in Power BISQLBits 2026
Power BI introduces a calendar-aware engine that lets you define multiple calendar structures directly in your model, opening doors to cleaner, more accurate time calculations without heroic hacks.
Getting started with SparkML in Microsoft FabricSQLBits 2024
Microsoft Fabric supports machine learning in their Spark notebooks. See an end-to-end demo of how Fabric data is used to build machine learning models upon, which are then used to make predictions about other Fabric datasets.