Season 3

Namaste Power BI

Episode 37

Microsoft Fabric & Licensing

⏱ 40:00

Episode Summary

Understanding the Power BI licensing landscape — Free, Pro, Premium Per User, Premium Capacity, Fabric — and when each makes sense. Budget planning for enterprise BI deployments.

This is Episode 37 of the free Namaste Power BI course on DevWithData — covering microsoft fabric & licensing. Watch the video above, then pass the MCQ checkpoint to unlock the next episode and update your Data Readiness Index score.

Key Takeaways

→Free: personal authoring only, no sharing
→Pro: standard sharing and collaboration ($10/user/month)
→Premium Per User: Pro + large datasets + paginated reports + AI
→Fabric: next-gen unified analytics combining Power BI + Data Engineering + Data Science

⚠ Common Interview Pitfalls

•Buying Premium Capacity for a small team (PPU is cheaper for <500 users)
•Not understanding that Fabric replaces Premium Capacity long-term
•Forgetting that viewer licenses are still required even with Premium Capacity

Official Reference

Deepen your understanding with official Microsoft documentation.

PL-300 Official Training Course

Microsoft's official instructor-led training for the Power BI Data Analyst certification.

https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/training/courses/pl-300t00

Power BI Documentation

Complete reference for Power BI Desktop, Power BI Service, and Power BI Embedded.

https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/power-bi/

Content on DevWithData is original and inspired by official Microsoft resources. The links above point directly to Microsoft Learn — always the authoritative source.

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