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dnaman
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9 years ago
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What is a Power BI Premium 'node'?

Hope this is a quick answer, but what the heck is a 'node' when it comes to Premium BI? I use the calculator and depending on the number of users it suggests a number of P1 'nodes' - what do these re...
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  • Anonymous's avatar
    Anonymous
    9 years ago

    dnaman v-cores / capacity -> basically the thing they are calling it. If you look at the whitepaper here (in the yellow section as you scroll down the page) It outlines how they are segmenting capacity.

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ps1234
Frequent Visitor
9 years ago

I can't access the Whitepaper as the URL doesn't work.

 

If I understood it right, 1 Node = 1 Virtual CPU Core. Rgiht? So, if I use a basic server config with 8 Cores, that would be a total of $40K ($5K * 8) per month. Half a Million per year for the on-prem server?! :smileysurprised:

Anonymous's avatar
Anonymous
Not applicable
9 years ago

ps1234 Here is the image from the whitepaper.

 

This should help you re-adjust your calculations. 8 Cores for ~60k a year as a base price

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    ps1234
    Frequent Visitor
    9 years ago

    Anonymous Ah, Thanks for that! Looks much better :smileyhappy:

    I hope they fix the issue with the Whitepaper download URL! 

    • Anonymous's avatar
      Anonymous
      Not applicable
      9 years ago

      ps1234 Try here - was just pointed to the new whitepaper page by another individual.