Sharing Power BI reports directly via a file share or sharepoint portal is free, but all users need Power Bi installed, and you miss out on a lot of functionality.
Publishing to the Power BI portal is the preferred mode for sharing within an organization. Published reports can be setup to automatically update their data on a schedule, don't require any desktop installation footprint and there is some functionality that only exists on the portal (like dashboards, and insights). >From a licensing perspective there are a few different options. I'm not current, so these may have changed, but you previously had to choose between having Pro licences for *everyone *using the reports, or using Premium licensing to allocate capacity for users (which then don't need a licence themselves). (Note that if you do want the reports to refresh themselves on a schedule, and the data is on-prem, you will have to look into the Power BI Data Connector too) On Wed, 3 Feb 2021 at 07:01, Tony Wright <tonyw...@gmail.com> wrote: > Hi all, > > Just wondering if anyone has had experience with publishing power bi > reports for more general consumption within an organisation? > > I'm trying to figure out if the recipients need to have power bi installed > or not, whether it's any different in Azure, and what licences are needed. > > Kind regards, > Tony > -- piers more pedantry at http://piers7.blogspot.com/
