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Helper IVLimitations for A or EM SKUs?
A SKUs and EM/P SKUs are identical in their resources and capabilities.
i.e, A1=EM1, A3=EM3, A4=P1 and so on...
It means that what ever EM/P SKU that you can upload a 10GB report, you can do that for the equivalent A SKUs.
Same goes for refreshes and DirectQuery, and so on..
Main differences are:
1. A SKUs valid on for Power BI Embedded scenario, while EM can be valid in embedding for Power BI users as well.
2. P SKUs can be used for consuming content through PBI.com or the mobile app, while A/EM do not.
3. A is billed by the hour, and can be paused, while P&EM are billed on monthly/ yearly commitment.
See more about the differences here- https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/power-bi/developer/embedded-faq
Microsoft EmployeeHi SamTrexler,
Here is great article which could help you better understanding the Power BI Capacity Based SKUs. :smileyhappy:
Regards
Helper IVHi v-ljerr-msft,
Thanks for the reply. That is a great article. I have previously read it (as well as others) and it really helps clarify the different SKUs available. And I have just read it again.
However, it doesn't address size constraints (can a report be > 1GB, like Premium? Can a workspace be greater than 10GB? Can we purchase additional space?), refresh (8 per day like Pro? 48 per day like Premium? As many times as the app wants to do it?), any limitations on data sources or visualizations or connectivity, whether Preview features of the Service are available, etc.
So that's the reason for my post with a list of my questions. Before purchasing an A or EM SKU, I'd like to know if they wil meet our needs. We're certainly not going to keep scaling up until we find a SKU that does what we need. And we don't want to start going down a path that won't get us where we want to go.
So if anyone can point me in the direction of documentation that describes the capabilities and limitations of A and EM SKUs (not just their pricing and use cases), or directly provide answers to my questions, I'd greatly appreciate it. Even if it's just a blog post that authoritatively states that A and EM SKUs have the identical capabilities, features and limitations of P SKUs.
Regards,
Sam
nimrodResolver II
A SKUs and EM/P SKUs are identical in their resources and capabilities.
i.e, A1=EM1, A3=EM3, A4=P1 and so on...
It means that what ever EM/P SKU that you can upload a 10GB report, you can do that for the equivalent A SKUs.
Same goes for refreshes and DirectQuery, and so on..
Main differences are:
1. A SKUs valid on for Power BI Embedded scenario, while EM can be valid in embedding for Power BI users as well.
2. P SKUs can be used for consuming content through PBI.com or the mobile app, while A/EM do not.
3. A is billed by the hour, and can be paused, while P&EM are billed on monthly/ yearly commitment.
See more about the differences here- https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/power-bi/developer/embedded-faq
- SamTrexler
Hi nimrod,
Thanks, that's exactly what I needed to know and couldn't find.
By the way, the link you provided gave me a 404 error - perhaps it's not publicly available? Anyway, it did provide links to other helpful sites.
Thanks for your help.
Sam
- nimrod
Fixed. Thanks for letting me know
I think the link https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/power-bi/developer/embedded-faq needs to be updated now.
There are things in there coming here shortly that would change a lot of this.
Do you see PBIE PRemium (A SKU's getting SSRS)? Or do we have to use P SKU's?