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Can Power BI Report Server run on SQL Server 2016 Standard Edtion?
Hi @pbiwork,
This is information I got internally:
1. PBIRS is only available as part of Enterprise Edition of SQL Server with SA , so you can’t use a SQL Standard license
2. For Dev machines you can use the DEV SKU (no requires key but is not supported for production) , for installing in multiple environments applies the same limitations that you have for SQL Server , it will depend on how many cores the customer has the right to use.
Best Regards,
Qiuyun Yu
Hi @pbiwork,
I have sent a email to consult this issue internally, will update here once I get any information.
Best Regards,
Qiuyun Yu
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