Report Performance

Desktop can feel “instant” because it benefits from local caching, fewer concurrent workloads, and sometimes a “warmer” session. In the Service you add extra latency layers (capacity scheduling, network hop, rendering) and you’re sharing resources with other users/operations.

• If near-real-time is the goal: consider a hybrid approach (Import/DirectLake for most visuals + DirectQuery only where needed), or use a small imported “hot” table refreshed frequently.

• Reduce page weight: fewer visuals per page, avoid heavy tables, reduce high-cardinality columns, turn off unnecessary interactions.

• Optimize the warehouse: avoid complex views for DirectQuery; push logic into a prepared table/aggregation that Power BI can hit cheaply.