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Episode 37

Microsoft Fabric & Licensing

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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.

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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