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Purpose Support licensing discussions with customers on Power BI offerings

Audience Business decision makers

Usage • To be used for informational licensing presentations with business decision makers
Guidance • For new customers, please start with the Power BI Overview deck

Deck Owner

Version Last updated December 2019

 Effective Description New offer or change summary

• AAD P1 or P2 is required to enable the Microsoft

Azure Active Directory (AAD) P1 / P2 Plan
Cloud App Security’s ability to protect sensitive data
March 1 Requirements in Power BI Information
from being downloaded to unmanaged devices or
Protection
from off-corporate locations

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 Power BI Pro* Power BI Premium*
Enterprise Agreement

Cloud Solution Provider

Web Direct (MOSP)

*Both Pro and Premium are annual subscriptions. Premium EM3 and P1 also available with monthly commitment via Web Direct.
Please contact your Microsoft representative or Microsoft Reseller for more information.
• Dedicated resources in the cloud • Extended hybrid capabilities, including
• Flexibility to license by capacity on-premises publishing
• Greater scale and performance • Embedded analytics

• Power BI Premium is available in node configurations with different v-core

capacities—see Power BI Premium whitepaper
• P nodes can be used for embedded (PaaS) or service (SaaS) deployments
• EM3 node can only be used for embedded deployments
• Power BI Premium includes the right to run Power BI Report Server on-premises
Create Authors
Pro users publish
BI into one or Nodes
more Power BI
Premium nodes

Read
Users who only
need to consume
BI are served by
the Power BI
Premium node
capacity
Basic
this
Power BI Report Server licensing

• Flexibility to keep reports on-premises

• Compatibility with SSRS reports
• Concurrently deploy an equivalent number of cores on-premises

• Feature of Power BI Premium subscription (use-rights expire when subscription ends)

• Can use at the same time as cloud capacity
• Can run any number of Report Server instances on any number of server devices within
the core entitlement
• Can deploy on as many cores on-premises as desired, up to the number of cores under
the Premium model
• Capacity based SKUs for ISVs and developers through Azure
• ISV/Developer offering
• Allows ISVs to embed stunning visuals and analytics directly within their application,
where decisions are made.

• Sold by capacity
• Hourly meters
• Purchased via Azure portal
Power BI Workspace Collections retirement timeline
Licensing Scenario

500 Pro (standalone) 5,000 Pro (via E5)

Licensing Scenario
500 Pro (standalone) 5,000 Pro (via E5)
Licensing Scenario

5,000 Pro (via E5) 500 Pro (standalone)

Licensing Scenario

5,000 Pro (via E5) 500 Pro (standalone)

Power BI Report Server extends

hybrid capabilities, including
on-premises report publishing
 Power BI – Additional Data Protection via Azure Information Protection (AIP) & Microsoft Cloud App Security (MCAS)
 Microsoft provides additional data protection features via AIP and MCAS
 For the below features, the most convenient licensing option is Microsoft 365 E5, because it includes Power BI Pro, AIP, MCAS, and Azure Active Directory (where the latter is a pre-requisite to MCAS’s unmanaged device and
off-network download protection

Capability Detail Relevant SKUs

Apply data sensitivity • Ability to label Power BI artifacts (Dataflows, Datasets, Reports, Power BI Pro as a Standalone or via O365 E5 or M365 E5
labels familiar from Dashboards) with sensitivity labels similar to Office apps like Word, AND
other Office apps PowerPoint, and Outlook to Power BI Azure Information Protection (AIP): Standalone AIP P1 or P2
• Note: labeling in Power BI – without an AIP license – will not provide Or via one of the below SKUs:
protection • EMS E3 (for AIP P1) or EMS E5 (for AIP P2), M365 Business, M365 E3 and E5, M365 E5 Compliance (add-on that req. EMS E3 or M365 E3)

Real Time, • Microsoft Cloud App Security monitors user activity and blocks activity in Power BI Pro via Standalone or via O365 E5 or M365 E5 or access via Power BI Premium (P SKUs)
Automated Risk real time based on admin defined policies including viewing content AND
remediation Microsoft Cloud App Security (MCAS):
• As Standalone Microsoft Cloud App Security
• Or via any of these SKUs: M365 E5, M365 E5 Security (Identity & Threat Protection, add-on that req. M365 E3), M365 Education A5, EMS E3 or EMS E5
AND
Azure Active Directory (to enable unmanaged device and off-network download protection):
 As Standalone P1 or P2
 Or via one of the following bundles: M365 Business F1, E3, or E5 or M365 A3 or A5

Security Admin • Security admins can review what sensitive data has been accessed, by Power BI Pro via Standalone or via O365 E5 or M365 E5 or access via Power BI Premium (P SKUs)
Capabilities – Log whom and when, plus review alerts on suspicious activity. AND
Review & Alerts MCAS:
• As Standalone Microsoft Cloud App Security
• Or via any of these SKUs: M365 E5, M365 E5 Security (Identity & Threat Protection, add-on that req. M365 E3), M365 Education A5, EMS E3 or EMS E5

Persistent and • Ability to export Power BI artifacts while maintaining classification and Export while maintaining existing labels, either:
flexible data protection sensitivity label and protection setting persist with the file • Power BI Pro as a Standalone or via O365 E5 or M365 E5 or access via Power BI Premium (P SKUs)
protection on export • Note: an AIP license is required to view what labels are on a Power BI --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
artifact To view what labels have been applied, a user needs
Power BI Pro as a Standalone or via O365 E5 or M365 E5 or access via Power BI Premium (P SKUs)
AND
AIP: Standalone AIP P1 or P2
Or via one of the below SKUs:
• EMS E3 (for AIP P1) or EMS E5 (for AIP P2), M365 Business, M365 E3 and E5, M365 E5 Compliance (add-on that req. EMS E3 or M365 E3)
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To add or modify labels before export, user needs:
Power BI Pro as a Standalone or via O365 E5 or M365 E5
AND
AIP: Standalone AIP P1 or P2
Or via one of the below SKUs:
• EMS E3 (for AIP P1) or EMS E5 (for AIP P2), M365 Business, M365 E3 and E5, M365 E5 Compliance (add-on that req. EMS E3 or M365 E3)

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