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tomerfaith
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5 years ago

Does the end user's PC effects report performance?

Hello,

If I have a heavy report in powerbi online, does using a stronger pc (with more memory/cpu power) can effect the performance?
My instinct tells me that the answer should be no, because the computing happens in the cloud. But some colleagues claim to have experienced otherwise.

Love to here your thoughts,

Tomer

 

Need Help

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  • GilbertQ's avatar
    GilbertQ
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    5 years ago

    Hi tomerfaith 

     

    When you are developing the Power BI report using Power BI Desktop, then yes having a faster PC can help.

     

    But once the Power BI report is deployed to the Power BI Service, you are correct in that it is all managed by the cloud servers.

  • Anonymous's avatar
    Anonymous
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    5 years ago

    Hi tomerfaith ,

     

    Normally, the answer is no. The end user's PC only effects report performance when developing the report in Power BI Desktop. But still, the PC will effect the browser's performance, thus affects the experience of the report.

     

    Best Regards,

    Jay