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Power BI Report Server On-Prem licensing
p0werb1 wrote:
I thought that the Enterprise Edition with SA covers this, publishing reports to an On-Prem Report Server installation. Is not the Power BI Pro license connected to the cloud version, Power BI services which enables publishing reports to the cloud?
No, it's mentioned here in the docs https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/power-bi/report-server/get-started#licensing-power-bi-report-server
p0werb1 wrote:
How about paginated reports using Report Builder which has been part of Reporting Services but now lives in Power BI Report Server. Will this also need a Power BI Pro license now days?
The docs just mention that the pro license is required for publishing Power BI reports. I have not seen any additional licensing required for report builder so I believe this is the same as for SSRS and does not require any end user licensing.
p0werb1 wrote:
If I own a server, fully licensed with SQL Server Enterprise Edition with Software Assurance. Either running SQL Server 2017 or 2019.
As far as I understand, this license covers me to install and run Power BI Report Server on the same server that´s licensed?
This is correct
p0werb1 wrote:Do the developers that publish reports any licence... e.g. Power BI Pro? or is this included in the Enterprise with SA licence?
Consumers do not need any licenses. But Developers that publish reports are required to have Power BI Pro licenses.
I thought that the Enterprise Edition with SA covers this, publishing reports to an On-Prem Report Server installation. Is not the Power BI Pro license connected to the cloud version, Power BI services which enables publishing reports to the cloud?
How about paginated reports using Report Builder which has been part of Reporting Services but now lives in Power BI Report Server. Will this also need a Power BI Pro license now days?
p0werb1 wrote:
I thought that the Enterprise Edition with SA covers this, publishing reports to an On-Prem Report Server installation. Is not the Power BI Pro license connected to the cloud version, Power BI services which enables publishing reports to the cloud?
No, it's mentioned here in the docs https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/power-bi/report-server/get-started#licensing-power-bi-report-server
p0werb1 wrote:
How about paginated reports using Report Builder which has been part of Reporting Services but now lives in Power BI Report Server. Will this also need a Power BI Pro license now days?
The docs just mention that the pro license is required for publishing Power BI reports. I have not seen any additional licensing required for report builder so I believe this is the same as for SSRS and does not require any end user licensing.
