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CardioLog Analytics version 4.0.0 or higher provides delivers reports via Microsoft Power BI.

The integration with Microsoft Power BI enables stakeholders and portal administrators to perform quick, on-demand slice & dice actions on their data through intuitive reporting dashboards, monitor create the KPIs that mean the most to them, and search through it all in one glance.

The integration is available for on-premises deployments of Microsoft Power BI.Image Added
CardioLog Analytics on-premise with Power BI schematic overview

System Requirements

 

The following Inspect the following table to assure that your system meets the minimum hardware and software requirements are required for the integration with Power BI.Please . Please note that these system requirements are in addition to the CardioLog application server and databaseapply to CardioLog Analytics integration with Power BI only and does not include the application engine and database which require additional resources.

 

 

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Standard Edition

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Dev

Est.

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1) Power BI Desktop

via import mode

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Client App

Windows 10, Windows 7, Windows 8, Windows 8.1, Windows Server 2008 R2

Windows Server 2012, Windows Server 2012 R2

Internet Explorer 10 or greater

Available for x64 or x86

 

In import mode consumes a lot of RAM (depending on dataset site)

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Desktop App

 

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No, if connected via import mode

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Requires SSAS (option #2)

Consume small amounts of RAM ~1GB

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PRO

ENT

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2) Microsoft SQL Server

Analysis Services

Used for "Live connection" mode

for Report server or PBI Desktop

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Server App

Recommended: 16 Cores, 64 gigabytes of RAM

Minimum: 64-bit dual-core processor, 3 gigahertz, 8 gigabytes of RAM

At least 80 gigabytes of storage

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SQL Server Enterprise - $14,256

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Desktop App or Web access (with option #3)

Used as intermedia

for large customers

Allows to load server RAM

instead of client RAM

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PRO

ENT

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Allows to have RLS (row-level security)

So basically allows having users support

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3) Power BI Report Server

Used as GUI

Power BI Online substitutor

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Server App

Recommended: 4GB RAM, x64 2.0GHz processor,

Minimum: 1GB RAM, x64 1.4GHz processor

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Comes with Power BI Premium: ~5000$ monthly

OR

SQL Server Enterprise with Software Assurance Support

Cost is 25% from MS server products

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STD

PRO

ENT

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Has its own RLS, so supports many users

+ SSAS can be used if connected

 

 

 

 

 

Export options:

 

  1. PDF - (tick) possible via PowerBI Desktop
  2. PowerPoint - (error) possible via PowerBI Online, planned for PowerBI Desktop
  3. Embed to Sharepoint - (error) Possible in PowerBI Online and Sharepoint Online, because we can embed link to Power BI Online Service, which will render the result.
  4. Link - (tick) Can be a link to report on PowerBI Report Server
  5. File - (tick) Report file can be shared across the network
  6. Excel -  (tick) possible via PowerBI Desktop

 

 

Power BI report server prerequisites:

 

  1. Power BI desktop optimized for Report Server should be installed
  2. The report should be saved by this app as optimized for Report Server before uploading it to Report Server
  3.  While saving we should specify server URL and connection to the server should be established. So there's no option that we can generate this report for the customer.
  4.  The latest release of Power BI desktop optimized for Report Server was on May, which means that we can open reports only generated by May version of Power BI desktop
Professional EditionEnterprise Edition
ClientPower BI Desktop*

Power BI Desktop

Power BI Desktop and/or web browser**
Server  Power BI Report Server***
SQL Server Edition SQL Server 2012/2014/2016/2017/2019/2022 Standard EditionSQL Server 2012/2014/2016/2017/2019/2022 Standard Edition
SQL Instance Memory 

Minimum - 8 GB

Recommended - 32 GB

Minimum - 16 GB

Recommended - 64 GB

SQL Server Processors 

Minimum - 2 Cores

Recommended - 8 Cores

Minimum - 4 Cores

Recommended - 16 Cores

SQL Storage Minimum - 80 GBMinimum - 80 GB
Additional Software & Services SQL Server Analysis Services

SQL Server Analysis Services


(*) Up to a dataset size of 1 GB. 

(**) Access to Power BI reports via a web browser requires a Power BI Report Server. Power BI Desktop version should be optimized for Report Server.

(***) Power BI Report Server is included with the Power BI Premium license and with SQL Server Enterprise Edition with Software Assurance support.