About

The person behind Tabelle1_

Before you trust someone with your numbers, you want to know who they are. Fair enough — here's the short version.

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Philipp Formanek Founder, Tabelle1 e.U.

Hi, I'm Philipp. Tabelle1 is me.

I'm a data engineer and BI consultant based in Vienna. When you work with Tabelle1 there is no agency layer and no handoffs: the person you talk to on the first call is the same person who designs, builds, and looks after your system.

I started Tabelle1 because I kept seeing the same thing in companies of every size: good people wasting hours copying numbers between tools, and important decisions made on figures nobody fully trusted. Both problems are solvable — with less machinery than most vendors want to sell you.

  • One contact from the first call to the finished system
  • Plain language — every decision explained without jargon
  • Built to hand over: documented, maintainable, and yours
Why “Tabelle1”?

Open a new Excel workbook on a German computer and the first sheet is called Tabelle1 — it's where nearly every company's data journey begins. There's no shame in that. My job is to take what starts in that sheet and grow it into something your whole team can rely on.

How I work

Small steps, fast proof

No months-long programmes. Every engagement starts with a small, fixed-scope piece that delivers something usable — then we decide together what's next.

Plain language

You shouldn't need a glossary to follow your own project. I explain every choice in business terms — and if I can't, that's my problem to fix, not yours.

Boring, reliable technology

I build with standard, widely-used tools — SQL, Python, Power BI — chosen for longevity, not novelty. Exciting infrastructure is a cost, not a feature.

Your system, not mine

Everything runs in your accounts, is documented, and is built to be handed over. You are never locked in — you stay because it works.

Powering systems with
Python SQL Power BI Azure AI

Sound like a fit?

Tell me where it hurts — in 20 minutes we'll find the smallest first step worth taking.

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