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8 years ago

Power BI Premium - which SQL server edition for catalog ?

Hi all,   My organization recently bought Power BI premium. Now i'm installing the Reportserver and i am at the point of installing the reportserver catalog databases. I will use a dedicated sql se...
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v-yulgu-msft
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8 years ago

Hi Anonymous,

 

 Can I use SQL Server 2017 Express Edition or other free version for the Reportserver databases?

Yes. You can use SQL Server free version to host Power BI Report Server database.

 

I guess someone says "Enterprise edition is needed" might mean if you have purchased SQL Server Enterprise Edition + Software Assurance, then, you don't need to purchase Power BI Report Server product key separately.

 

Regards,

Yuliana Gu