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Skilled SharerBest practices to ensure network security for ADLSg2 connection from Fabric
Unfortunately Microsoft haven't published a list of Fabric features that are/are not supported in Premium SKUs. You'll need to look at the Considerations and Limitations area of any MS documentation when reading about features, especially when new features are announced.
Ultimately MS are deprecating Premium SKUs https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/licensing/news/power-bi-premium-sku-retirement#:~:text=For%20new%20customers%2C%20the%20Power,capacity%20until%20January%201st%2C%202025.
Apologies amaaiia
In order to implement Trusted workspace access we need to satisfy some prerequisites as below:
Trusted workspace access in Microsoft Fabric (preview) - Microsoft Fabric | Microsoft Learn
For creating a Workspace Identity you need F64 capacity.
Hence you will need a F64 capacity to enable firewall for ADLS Gen2 account.
Hope this helps. Please let me know if you have any further questions.
Skilled SharerI'm a bit confused with the difference between Fabric and Premium Capacities. I understand the "power" of them is the same, but what more differences are there betweee (for example) P1 and F64? Are there any more differences related to features, functionalities, needed user licenses?
Until now, I thought there were similar at all.
- AndyDDC
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Unfortunately Microsoft haven't published a list of Fabric features that are/are not supported in Premium SKUs. You'll need to look at the Considerations and Limitations area of any MS documentation when reading about features, especially when new features are announced.
Ultimately MS are deprecating Premium SKUs https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/licensing/news/power-bi-premium-sku-retirement#:~:text=For%20new%20customers%2C%20the%20Power,capacity%20until%20January%201st%2C%202025.
- amaaiia
Oh, so Premium per Capacity will dissappear. That's good to know.
Hi amaaiia
Microsoft Fabric capacity is billed based on the amount of resources utilized. It is significantly cheaper than Power BI Premium capacity.
Differences between Fabric capacities and Power BI Premium capacities
Both Fabric capacities and Power BI Premium capacities provide Fabric features, but there are some key differences between the two:
- Pricing: Fabric capacities are significantly cheaper than Power BI Premium capacities.
- Features: Power BI Premium capacities include all of the features of Fabric capacities, plus some additional Power BI Premium features, such as advanced security and governance features.
- Licensing: Fabric capacities can be licensed independently, while Power BI Premium capacities require a Power BI Premium license.
For using Microsoft Fabric, you’ll have to purchase F SKUs. Since you are paying for the capacity, this means that you need Fabric capacity to be able to leverage Fabric services.
Power BI P1 SKU is equivalent to F64 SKU (8 v-cores). The great thing about Fabric SKUs is the much lower entry point. Unlike Power BI P SKUs, where the entry point is P1 SKU, the entry point into the Fabric world (F2 SKU with 1/4 v-cores) will cost you very less. This is a huge difference and one of the best advantage of Fabric.
The best capacity for an organization will depend on the specific needs and requirements. If you are looking for a low-cost solution with all of the essential Fabric features, then a Fabric capacity is a good option. If you need access to the additional Power BI Premium features, or if you are already using Power BI Premium, then a Power BI Premium capacity is a better option.
You can refer to these links for more information:
Fabric PricingSolved: Fabric F64 capacity vs. Power BI Premium P1 capaci... - Microsoft Fabric Community
Hope this helps. Please let me know if you have any further questions.
- amaaiia
About the table you've posted, it's a little bit confusing for me because the last column says Power BI Premium per capacity (includes Microsoft Fabric), and the capacity I have is Power BI Premium, so this table is not differentiating the P1 SKU I already have with my doubts with F64 SKU, it says there are the same.
On the other hand, you say:
- Features: Power BI Premium capacities include all of the features of Fabric capacities, plus some additional Power BI Premium features, such as advanced security and governance features.
But what I have seen is that there are some features (such as Private Endpoints and Workspace indentities) that I'm not being able to create with P1 SKU capacity, they can only be used with F64 SKU or above. So, there are features not available for Premium Capacity. It would be interesting to have the list of features available for each kind of capacity, what can you perform with each one, etc. It's like there's not a place where all the features and functionalities are collected for each Capacity comparison.
Thanks for the feedback amaaiia