The complete guide to Power BI memory usage and memory errors

2025

TL; DR

Find out how Power BI semantic models use memory, how you can measure memory usage, when and why memory errors occur and what you can do to fix them.

Session Details

If you've ever seen the "The visual has exceeded the available resources" error in a Power BI report or had your semantic model refresh with a "Resource governing" error, this is the session for you. In it you'll find out how Power BI semantic models use memory, how you can measure memory usage, when and why memory errors occur and what you can do to fix them.

3 things you'll get out of this session

* Understand how Power BI semantic models use memory * Learn about the most common memory errors and why they occur * Find out what you need to do to prevent these errors from happening