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Dynamic Subscriptions, PPU Workspace and Fabric Capacity Now Required?
Good Morning,
I'm looking to add Dynamic Subscriptions to a Clients Power Bi arsenal. (For a very basic sending of 2 Statements to maybe 200- 300 Email addresses.
I get I need 1-2 PPU Licenses to Build the Woprkspace that allows this but, now I also need a Fabric Capacity to create and run the Dynamioc Subscription.
Well That's how I see it.
Then What Fabric Capacity? ( Pay as you go 100 Hours) Looks the cheapest option but what does the 100 Hours cover?
The Subcriptions, 2 of, would only run 1 weekly 1 monthly. ( Currently)
Anyone able to give me some strong advice on this please?
Hello mgtaylor_11
For your usecase ,you need to consider both licensing and capacity requirements under the new Microsoft Fabric framework:
1. Licenses:
• You’ll need 1-2 PPUlicenses to create and manage the workspace.
2. Fabric Capacity:
• Dynamic subscriptions require a Fabric capacity (e.g., Pay-As-You-Go).
• The cheapest option is Pay-As-You-Go (PAYG), where you pay for active usage (e.g., $0.36/hour for F2 capacity).
• For your workload (one weekly and one monthly subscription), 100 hours of PAYG should be enough and cost approximately $36/month.Reserved capacity offers a 40% discount compared to PAYG but requires an annual commitment.
• This is more suitable for consistent workloads where the capacity will be used frequently
3. How It Works:
• The capacity is only charged when active, so you can pause it when not in use to save costs.Dynamic subscriptions require a workspace backed by a Microsoft Fabric capacity (F-SKU). Without this, PPU licenses alone won’t suffice for broader sharing scenarios.
If performance issues arise or usage increases significantly, consider scaling up to a higher SKU or switching to reserved capacity for cost efficiency
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Hello mgtaylor_11
For your usecase ,you need to consider both licensing and capacity requirements under the new Microsoft Fabric framework:
1. Licenses:
• You’ll need 1-2 PPUlicenses to create and manage the workspace.
2. Fabric Capacity:
• Dynamic subscriptions require a Fabric capacity (e.g., Pay-As-You-Go).
• The cheapest option is Pay-As-You-Go (PAYG), where you pay for active usage (e.g., $0.36/hour for F2 capacity).
• For your workload (one weekly and one monthly subscription), 100 hours of PAYG should be enough and cost approximately $36/month.Reserved capacity offers a 40% discount compared to PAYG but requires an annual commitment.
• This is more suitable for consistent workloads where the capacity will be used frequently
3. How It Works:
• The capacity is only charged when active, so you can pause it when not in use to save costs.Dynamic subscriptions require a workspace backed by a Microsoft Fabric capacity (F-SKU). Without this, PPU licenses alone won’t suffice for broader sharing scenarios.
If performance issues arise or usage increases significantly, consider scaling up to a higher SKU or switching to reserved capacity for cost efficiency
Hope this is helpful.Please accept the answer and give kudos if this helps