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Premium license on Azure Databricks
i need to use power bi on azure databricks, there are around 500 users which includes 10 developers and remining 490 end users. the semantic model size is expected to cross 1 GB limit (even if i use incremental refresh) , i know if i go with F64 power bi license then it would be cheaper option rather buying 500 Pro or PPU licenses for all users however I would still want to explore any other licensing options in this case apart from busing F64 , are there any other licension options available as below mentioned?
1. one option is to assign pro to 500 users then semantic model size would be limited consider 1 GB would be small so i cannot go with this option
2. use mix of PPU and Pro ( 10 PPU and remining 490 Pro licenses) however problem in this case is 490 Pro users would not be able to view content created by 10 PPU users ( developers)
3. i cannot use premium capcity since microsoft is no longer offering it
Hi powerbiexpert22 ,
I think that your summary and thoughts are pretty accurate. The only one I disagree with is that number 3 - they don't sell POWER BI Premium capacity anymore. They do sell Fabric Capacity though - and that is the equivilant to Power BI capacity.But, your other points are correct that with 500 users using a premium capacity is the way to go. I am not positive that you have to have F64 though. It is possible that you can have a lower size F sku. You would need to take a look at the options that you really need rather than me just throwing a number at you. And then, you just need the 10 individual licenses for the developers.
There really isn't a better cost effective method that I can think of as the Premuim is the cost-effective solution once you get into that may users.
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Hi powerbiexpert22 ,
I think that your summary and thoughts are pretty accurate. The only one I disagree with is that number 3 - they don't sell POWER BI Premium capacity anymore. They do sell Fabric Capacity though - and that is the equivilant to Power BI capacity.But, your other points are correct that with 500 users using a premium capacity is the way to go. I am not positive that you have to have F64 though. It is possible that you can have a lower size F sku. You would need to take a look at the options that you really need rather than me just throwing a number at you. And then, you just need the 10 individual licenses for the developers.
There really isn't a better cost effective method that I can think of as the Premuim is the cost-effective solution once you get into that may users.Microsoft has not completely removed Premium, but new purchases are now Fabric capacity (F-SKU) instead of the old P-SKU.
In practice:
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P-SKU → legacy (existing customers keep it)
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F-SKU (Fabric capacity) → current recommended model
In your case Fabric Capacity (F64) seems to be a perfect fit:
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Semantic models can be much larger than 1 GB
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Viewers do NOT need Pro licenses
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Only developers need Pro licenses
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Hi powerbiexpert22,
Have you had a chance to review the solution we shared by collinq cengizhanarslan ? If the issue persists, feel free to reply so we can help further
Thank you.
Hi powerbiexpert22,
Checking in to see if your issue has been resolved. let us know if you still need any assistance.
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