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Requirements before using PowerBI
Hello, I would like to try PowerBI (free version) but I have some questions before subscribe and download it. My sources data are contained in csv and excel files and I would like them to be ...
Correct, your data sources need to be in the cloud and not on-premises for the Free version to update them on an automatic schedule.
Also correct, the other people just need to also be Power BI subscribers (they don't need Power BI "in their computer"), it's just a license thing (account).
You technically don't even have to subscribe. You just have to download the Desktop and install it. No technical architecture is ever required unless you need to refresh on-premises data sources and then you need to install a gateway.
