power BI on Azure VM

[MP_123]

hi all

i want to create a virtual machine on Azure which there i will download the Power BI and will create dashboards\reports

which VM should i need to create? there are many option, for my opinion i need a regular windows... someone thinks not?

thank you!!!

[Greg_Deckler · Accepted solution]

@MP_123 - The only requirements for Power BI Desktop are:

Supported Operating System

• Windows 10 , Windows 7, Windows 8, Windows 8.1, Windows Server 2008 R2, Windows Server 2012, Windows Server 2012 R2
• Microsoft Power BI Desktop requires Internet Explorer 9 or greater.
• Microsoft Power BI Desktop is available for 32-bit (x86) and 64-bit (x64) platforms.

This comes from here:

https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/download/details.aspx?id=45331

System Requirements

I run Power BI on my Surface 4 Pro with 16GB of memory and it runs fantastic. I would start out with something like a D2 with SSD, 7 GB memory, etc. and see if everything runs OK and then step up to a D3, etc if necessary. I've run Power BI Desktop on an A3, D2, etc. and had good performance but I do not know the size of your data sets, etc. so your mileage may vary.

P.S. Please don't cross post between forums. Thanks.