Adding support for JDBC data sources would allow for integration with databases other than SQL Server.
JDBC support would allow access to the Oracle 12c RPD semantic layer. Currently, NONE of the Microsoft products (Power BI, Excel, SQL Reports), support the Oracle ODBC drivers when connecting to the Oracle 12c RPD sematic layer. FAIL. Other vendors like Qlik and Tableau got this working with ODBC, even though Microsoft says the Oracle ODBC drivers are non-compliant.
