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azure active directory for power bi
Hi Anonymous
Yes, for Power BI Governance and Security you need azure active directory. Infact, Power BI only works with Azure AD. Azure AD account will be created when you sign up for Power BI. And yes, you can sync your on premise AD to Azure AD.
Here are a few articles that clarifies things:
https://powerbi.microsoft.com/en-us/blog/azure-active-directory-and-power-bi/
https://guyinacube.com/2016/08/powerbi-scenarios-understand-azure-active-directory/
Regarding the licensing, while the Free version provides facilities to manage groups/users and SSO, for more advanced features you need to purchase license for higher editions.
https://azure.microsoft.com/en-au/pricing/details/active-directory/
Resolver IHi Anonymous
Yes, for Power BI Governance and Security you need azure active directory. Infact, Power BI only works with Azure AD. Azure AD account will be created when you sign up for Power BI. And yes, you can sync your on premise AD to Azure AD.
Here are a few articles that clarifies things:
https://powerbi.microsoft.com/en-us/blog/azure-active-directory-and-power-bi/
https://guyinacube.com/2016/08/powerbi-scenarios-understand-azure-active-directory/
Regarding the licensing, while the Free version provides facilities to manage groups/users and SSO, for more advanced features you need to purchase license for higher editions.
https://azure.microsoft.com/en-au/pricing/details/active-directory/