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IanBradley
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8 years ago

PowerBI Desktop for Report Server - Cost?

Is there a cost associated with PowerBI Desktop for Report Server?   I'd heard $10 USD/month/user.  If so, how is this administered? Or, is the only cost associated with SQL Server Enterprise 2016 (a...
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Greg_Deckler
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8 years ago

Correct, but technically you are supposed to have a Pro license if you publish to the Report Server. Don't shoot the messenger, I'm just explaining the licensing requirements to the best of my knowledge. There have been licenses like this in the past like the Windows Server "External Connector" license. You were supposed to have it if you had external connections coming into your Windows Server but there was no enforcement mechanism other than audits.

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Anonymous
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8 years ago
Hi Greg_Deckler,

 

Thanks for your input on this, I appreciate you taking the time to answer the questions, please don't feel we are ungrateful. I'm sure you understand our confusion on this front, it seems very odd ( to me anyway ) that the requirement for a Power BI Pro lic is so poorly documented and monitored,  its a technicality that Microsoft have not properly documented.

 

There must be many users of the On-Prem solution that do not know about this requirement.

 

Thanks again.

Rob