The document outlines the architecture and best practices for Power BI Report Server, focusing on its role within the Power BI ecosystem. It discusses various components such as Power BI Desktop, Service, Data Gateway, and how to publish reports efficiently. Additionally, it emphasizes security, administration, and optimization strategies to enhance Power BI's performance.

1. Power BI Report Server
Enterprise Architecture,
Tools to publish reports
and Best Practice
Vishal Pawar
Microsoft MVP, MCT
Chief Architect, Aptude Inc.

2. Vishal Pawar
• Chief Architect in Aptude Inc
• Microsoft MVP
• Microsoft Certified Trainer
• PASS BA VC Group Admin
• Global Power BI Group 20K+
• Udemy Free Power BI Course 30K+
• VPawar@Aptude.com
@Vishal_BI BIMentalist.com
Linkedin.com/in/pawarvishal

3. First ……Thank you !
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•SQL PASS community !
•Last but not least.. All fellow speakers!
• We are hiring
• Architect and OPT
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5. 1. Power BI Ecosystem… in different format
2. Architecture of Power BI Report Server
3. Best Practices for PBI Report Server
4. General Best Practices Power BI Ecosystem
5. Q&A
Agenda

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8. Agenda
1. Power BI Ecosystem
2. Architecture of Power BI Report Server
3. Best Practices for PBI Report Server
4. General Best Practices Power BI Ecosystem
5. Q&A

9. What is Power BI?
• Cloud-based analytics & reporting
ecosystem
• Connects to a wide range of data
sources
• Supports data modeling, mashup, and
data cleansing/transformation
• Flexible and interactive visualizations
• Distribution to any user on any device
• Public distribution
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10. Non Profit Client
(120 + School, As Consulting)
Manufacturing Client
(Fortune 100 in US, As Services )
Healthcare Client
(Power BI as Product)
Compare how world is using
Power BI components

11. Power BI usage across vertical
80% - 20% 20% - 80% 100%
No, Satisfy Need Streamlined Mixed
We will coved in Power BI components slide
As Consulting As Services As Product

12. Power BI Desktop
• Main authoring and publishing tool for Power BI
• Developers and power users would use to create
brand new models and reports from scratch
• Installed on a developer work station
• Costs $0 aka Free
• Development ?

13. Excel
• Develop data models using Power Pivot
• Browse Power BI data models
• Used by developers and power users
• Installed on local workstation
• Costs $0, no tacos

14. Power BI Service
• Online Software as a Service (SaaS) where Power
BI data models, reports, dashboards are hosted
• Admin, sharing, collaboration happen here
• Most everyone uses it: developers, consumers,
power users, admins
• Pro license: $10/users/month
• Premium: More $

15. Power BI Data Gateway
• Acts as the bridge between the Power BI Service and
your on-premise data sources (DirectQuery, Import,
Live Query)
• Installed/managed by IT/Power BI Admin (Enterprise)
• Installed/managed by power user (Personal)
• Users access reports that use the gateway
• Costs nothing

16. Power BI Embedded
• Allows developers to embed analytics into any app
using the Power BI APIs
• Scale up, scale down, pause services
• Different than Power BI Premium
• Used by developers
• Consumed by users of the app
• Managed in Azure portal
• Starts at about $1/hour

17. Power BI Report Server
• Superset of the features included with SSRS
• Can host paginated reports, KPIs, mobile reports, &
Power BI Desktop reports
• Update released every 4 months
• Installed/managed by IT
• Power users can modify Power BI reports
• Other reports developed by dev team
• Consumed by users
• Included with Premium
• Can also purchase w/ SQL EE + SA

18. Power BI Mobile Apps
• Mobile apps on iOS, Android, Windows
• Can be managed using Microsoft Intune
• Can be used to view reports and dashboards
on the Power BI Service as well as reports in
Power BI Report Server
• Reports/dashboards are automatically
available on mobile devices

19. A Dedicated Instance of the Power BI Service
What is Power BI Premium ?

20. Power BI Premium
• Dedicated capacity for running the Power BI
organization for your team only
• Supports sharing across a broad range of users
• Supports embedding in custom applications
• Licensed at a capacity level instead of by user

21. Power BI Common Data Service
• Helps solve big data challenge
• Self service capability to connect and
transform siloed data
• Standardized, extensible business app
schema to support and expediate data
integration and analytics
• Will be available in Power BI Pro & Premium

22. Agenda
1. Power BI Ecosystem
2. Architecture of Power BI Report Server
3. Best Practices for PBI Report Server
4. General Best Practices Power BI Ecosystem
5. Q&A

23. Power BI Report Server
Self-service BI and enterprise reporting in one solution

24. Power BI: extending on-premises capabilities

25. Power BI Report Server History
SSRS

26. Modern Lifecycle Policy – Future Release
Year 1 Year 2
Security &
Critical
Updates
Security Updates (Only)
Security &
Critical
Updates
Security Updates (Only)
Security &
Critical
Updates
Security Updates (Only)
Release 1
Release 2
Release 3
Support EndsNew Release
Frequent releases
(planning ~3 per year)
Security & critical updates
until next release
Security updates continue for
remainder of 12 months

27. Power BI Report Server History

28. Compatible with SSRS
Built on proven SQL Server Reporting Services technology

29. Power BI Report Server topology

30. Power BI Report Server
Create interactive reports
in Power BI Desktop
Create Publish
Publish to Power BI Report Server
Consume
View and interact in
Power BI Mobile or web browser

31. Create modern paginated reports
Design beautiful documents quickly and easily
Optimized for document generation
and printing
Page headers, footers, and page breaks
Precise layout and formatting
Conditional formatting and visibility
Modern chart and gauge styles

32. Consume reports in multiple ways
HTML5 rs:Embed=true
Mobile apps
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Windows
Android
iOS
Web portal Embedded In your apps

33. Report Management

34. Power BI Report Server for Enterprise
Lifecycle
Frequent releases
Security
Integrate with ADFSScale up and out
Scalability
Migrate from SQL Server
Reporting Services
MigrationInstallation
Lightweight
download and
installation

35. How to acquire Power BI Report Server

36. Migrate from SSRS (Native mode)
SSRS Power BI Report Server
1. Back up report server database
2. Install Power BI Report Server
3. Connect report server to database
using Report Server Configuration
Manager
Copy/Move
Report Server
Database
Report
Server Database

37. PBI RS Installation
Lightweight download and installation
Requirements
• Windows Server 2012+
• SQL Server Database Engine (2008+)
• SQL Server Analysis Services (2012+)
Zero impact on SQL Server

38. On-Premises (Non-Cloud) Reporting Portal- Demo

39. Demo – Part 1
• PBI RS
• Report Server DB
• Refresh Data and Scheduling
• Visual Studio SSDT SSRS publishing to PBI RS
• Mobile Report publishing to PBI RS
• Power BI Desktop OPTIMIZED to PBI RS ( Where to find?)
• Access, Folder, Comment and Many more things to do

40. Demo – Part 2
• Branding - PBI Report Server
• Shared Data Set to Power BI
• Full Screen ?rs:embed=true
• Open and Edit directly
• Report Server execution log – Publish
• AdventureWorks Sample Publish

41. At a glance !

42. PBRS and PBIS

43. Agenda
1. Power BI Ecosystem
2. Architecture of Power BI Report Server
3. Best Practices for PBI Report Server
4. General Best Practices Power BI Ecosystem
5. Q&A

44. When to use what ?

45. Best Practices for Power BI Report Server
• Development – Version, Upgrade & Migration
• Security - AD, SQL read account
• Administration – Report for Report ☺ !
• Upgradation – Decide your strategy, 6 Month Good**
• Scheduling - Shared Data Scheduling
• Usage – Import VS Direct query
• Metadata - Report Server DB

46. Agenda
1. Power BI Ecosystem
2. Architecture of Power BI Report Server
3. Best Practices for PBI Report Server
4. General Best Practices Power BI Ecosystem
5. Q&A

47. This ugly report page needs a lot of work

48. Power BI Best Practices – General
• Limit the number of visuals in dashboards and reports
• To improve Power BI report performance, remove unnecessary interactions between visuals
• Enable Row-Level Security (RLS) where applicable
• Use Microsoft AppSource certified custom visuals where applicable
• If you observe poor performance in Power BI, do not use hierarchical filters
• Provide data categorization for Power BI reports (HBI, MBI, LBI)
• Use the On-premises data gateway instead of Personal Gateway
• Use different Power BI gateways for “Direct Query” and “Scheduled Refresh”
• Test each custom visual on a report for performance to ensure fast report load time
• Limit complicated measures and aggregations in data models
• Use slicers sparingly
• Ensure that the Power BI report and the data source are in the same region
• Import only necessary fields and tables instead of entire datasets
• Ensure the cache update frequency aligns with the data source refresh frequency

49. Reference & Call to action
• Download Power BI Report Server
• Read the documentation
• Subscribe to the Power BI Blog
• Follow @MSPowerBI on Twitter
• Join the Power BI Community
• https://docs.microsoft.com
• https://www.blue-granite.com/blog/
• https://maqsoftware.com/expertise/powerbi/power-bi-best-practices
• Best design practices for reports and visuals – Microsoft Corporation, published June 22, 2018
• Tips for designing a great Power BI dashboard – Microsoft Corporation, published June 22, 2018
• Power BI Performance Best Practices – Microsoft Corporation, published May 18, 2018

50. Power BI
Report Server Architecture & Best Practices
Thank You !
Questions ?