Power BI Administration and Security Flashcards
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What is the 'Power BI Premium Per User (PPU)' license designed for?
Answer: Providing individual users access to Premium features (large datasets, paginated reports, AI features) at a per-user cost rather than full capacity purchase
Power BI Premium Per User (PPU) gives individual users access to most Premium features at a lower cost than purchasing a full Premium capacity, ideal for smaller teams needing advanced capabilities.
What is the 'Dataverse' connector in Power BI commonly used for?
Answer: Importing data from Microsoft Dataverse (formerly Common Data Service) used by Power Apps and Dynamics 365
The Dataverse connector allows Power BI to import or DirectQuery data from Microsoft Dataverse, the cloud database behind Power Apps, Dynamics 365, and the Power Platform.
What is 'Bring Your Own Key (BYOK)' in Power BI Premium?
Answer: A security feature enabling organizations to use their own Azure Key Vault encryption keys to encrypt Power BI data at rest
BYOK (Bring Your Own Key) lets organizations use their own Azure Key Vault encryption keys to control encryption of their Power BI data at rest in Premium, providing stronger data sovereignty.
What is a 'Service Principal' used for in Power BI administration?
Answer: An Azure AD application identity used to automate Power BI operations and access APIs without a user account
A Service Principal is an Azure AD application registration that can authenticate to Power BI APIs for automation tasks like embedding, refreshing datasets, and managing workspaces without interactive user login.
What is the 'Capacity Metrics' app in Power BI used for?
Answer: Monitoring CPU, memory, and query performance of Power BI Premium or Fabric capacity to identify bottlenecks and overloads
The Microsoft Fabric Capacity Metrics app (formerly Power BI Premium Capacity Metrics) helps administrators monitor capacity utilization, identify overloaded time windows, and optimize resource allocation.
What does the 'Allow XMLA Endpoints and Analyze in Excel with on-premises datasets' tenant setting control?
Answer: Whether users can connect to Power BI datasets using external XMLA-compatible tools and whether Analyze in Excel is permitted for on-premises datasets
This tenant setting controls whether XMLA endpoint connectivity is allowed for workspaces and whether users can use Analyze in Excel with datasets sourced from on-premises data via a gateway.