Wow, SQL Server 2016 Standard Edition include Tabular model.

[yoshihirok]

The SQL Server 2016 Standard Edition include the Tabular model.

It's Tabular model can use 16 GB memory per instance.

At June 1st 2016, GA of SQL Server 2016.

I will verify Live connection between Power BI Desktop and SQL Server 2016 Standard Edition Tabular model.

Blog "Get ready, SQL Server 2016 coming on June 1st"

PDF "SQL Server 2016 editions - what's new"

Regards,
Yoshihiro Kawabata

[MICKD1]

Have you verified the live connection on sql server 2016 standard edition?

[MICKD1]

have you verified the live connection yet?

[Seth_C_Bauer]

@yoshihirok Yeah, it should be interesting to see what is different between the Tabular model in standard and the "Advanced Tabular model" in Enterprise... I haven't seen an explanation on the difference between the two yet.

[yoshihirok]

Hello, Eno1978, thank you quick reply.

I want to see the different also.

and I live in Japan, seems not to NEAR SE WI.

Regards,

Yoshihiro Kawabata

[mim]

good move, but wondering why express edition does not offer tabular service?

but who knows one day maybe we can connect to power bi desktop ?

[yoshihirok]

Hello, mim.

I like to connecting from Excel to Tabular inside Power BI Desktop.
and connecting from SQL Server Management Studio, from DAX Studio.

[yoshihirok]

There are a "Tabular" feature differences of SQL Server 2016 Enterprise Edition vs. Standard Edition.

BI Semantic model (Tabular) - Features Supported by the Editions of SQL Server 2016

Regards,
Yoshihiro Kawabata