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Save on BI licences by using that one tool…

Hubert Dudek
3 min readJan 15, 2025

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You pay high prices for multiple BI licenses — often for unused features. This is where the Databricks AI BI Dashboard (referred to here as “that one tool”) comes in. With Databricks, you pay only for the computation time you use. This approach drastically reduces licensing costs while delivering all the core functionality needed for impactful data analysis and visualization.

Pay Only for What You Use

One of the most significant advantages of using Databricks dashboards is the pay-per-compute model. Instead of shelling out for individual BI licenses — some of which can be expensive — you only pay for the processing power you need.

Cost Efficiency: No more large upfront costs for licenses you may not fully use.
Flexible Scaling: Spin up resources when needed and shut them down when you don’t.
Auto-Termination: You can configure SQL Warehouse to auto-terminate after as little as 1 minute of inactivity, ensuring you don’t pay for idle resources.

A Broad Range of Visualizations

Despite being a streamlined alternative, Databricks AI BI Dashboards offer plenty of chart types — enough to satisfy most data visualization requirements without bogging you down in unnecessary options. These include the following:

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