What are 24x7, 14x6 and 12x5?

The charges for Power BI Embedded and Fabric are calculated per hour that the capacity is on and these hours are added up at the end of the billing to generate the amount you will pay for the month.

Both allow you to pause the capacity and thus avoid being charged for the times when the resource was paused, further increasing the savings with Power Embedded.

These acronyms, 24×7, mean that the system will be available 24 hours a day, 7 days a week, i.e. it will always be on, without being paused at any time.

For most clients, the 14×6 scenario meets the needs of users, where reports would be available 14 hours a day, for 6 days a week (Mon-Sat). This option represents a saving of 53% compared to 24×7.

In some scenarios, the 12×5 scenario meets users' needs, where reports would be available 12h a day, for 5 days a week (Mon-Fri). This option represents a saving of 67% compared to 24×7.

These acronyms 24×7, 14×6 and 12×5 are just a few examples of options for automatically pausing and starting capacities, and these times and schedules will be defined according to each client's scenario.

It's worth remembering that when Fabric or Embedded capacity is paused, in order to save costs, the reports won't be accessible, even if you access them via the powerbi.com portal using a Pro account (unless you change the Workspace type back to Pro).

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