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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 refer to?

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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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  • Anonymous's avatar
    Anonymous
    Not applicable
    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.

    • ps1234's avatar
      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