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Power BI Capacity Monitoring

How to monitor your Power BI capacity usage and performance.

Monitoring your capacity utilization is essential to ensure optimal performance and avoid throttling. Microsoft provides the Microsoft Fabric Capacity Metrics App for this purpose.

Microsoft Fabric Capacity Metrics App

The Microsoft Fabric Capacity Metrics App is a free app available in AppSource that provides detailed insights into your capacity utilization. It shows metrics such as:

  • CPU utilization
  • Memory consumption
  • Query performance
  • Active vs. idle time
  • Throttling events

Optimization Strategies

If you notice that your capacity is being throttled or underperforming, consider the following strategies:

  • Optimize your data models and DAX queries
  • Reduce the number of visuals per report page
  • Use aggregations and composite models
  • Scale up your capacity SKU
  • Schedule capacity start/stop to reduce costs

For more information, see the Microsoft documentation on the Capacity Metrics App.