Chapter 13: Optimizing Premium and Embedded Capacities
In the previous chapter, we looked at ways to deal with high data and user scale. The first option we provided was to leverage Power BI Premium because it has higher dataset size limits than Power BI's shared capacity.
In this chapter, we will take a much closer look at the Premium (P and EM) and Embedded (A) capacities. Even though they are purchased and billed differently, with a couple of minor exceptions, they offer the same services on similar hardware and benefit from the same optimization guidance. Therefore, we will continue to refer to just the Premium capacity for the remainder of this chapter and will call out Embedded only if there is a material difference. We will treat the Premium Per User (PPU) licensing model the same way.
We will learn how there is more to differentiate Premium than just the increased dataset limits. This is because the Premium capacity offers unique services and advanced features...
