Make the portfolio decision with better evidence.
Direct answers for platform owners who need usage history across important workspaces—without pretending that report views alone equal business value.
Answer the problem before choosing the tool.
These guides explain what Power BI provides natively, where source limits matter, and what long-term portfolio monitoring actually requires.
Combine Usage Metrics across multiple workspaces
Compare workspace-by-workspace review, an internal extraction project, and a maintained multi-workspace implementation.
Read the guide → Retention guideRetain Power BI usage history beyond 30 days
Understand the current source window, external retention requirement, and operating decisions behind a durable history.
Read the guide → Source comparisonUsage Metrics vs. the Power BI activity log
Choose the right source for page behavior, tenant activity, audit questions, and historical analysis.
Compare the sources → Page analyticsUse page-level evidence without overclaiming
Find heavily used, ignored, and potentially frustrating pages while keeping source limitations visible.
Explore page analytics → Decision frameworkWhat a useful Power BI adoption dashboard includes
Move from vanity totals toward sustained use, audience reach, portfolio coverage, and owner-ready context.
Build a better dashboard → Build vs. buyCompare native, internal build, and UsageVault
Use transparent scope and a working three-year cost model to pressure-test the ownership decision.
Compare the options →Turn “low usage” into a responsible owner conversation.
A defensible retirement decision checks business criticality, seasonality, compliance, ownership, replacement coverage, and recent usage together.
Power BI report retirement checklist
Complete it in the browser, print the result, and bring it to the report owner. No data is sent anywhere.
Usage is a signal—not an automatic deletion rule.
Open the checklistHow UsageVault approaches usage evidence
Usage data is strongest when it narrows a portfolio conversation. A frequently opened report may still be redundant. A quarterly regulatory report can be critical despite low daily use. We use history, reach, page behavior, ownership, and business context together—then leave the business decision with the people accountable for the work.
If your immediate need is only a recent workspace-level answer, start with Microsoft’s native Usage Metrics experience. If you need selected workspaces in one maintained history, bring the gap to a 30-minute fit check.