Azure SQL Managed Instance with Power BI

[Anonymous]

Our organization is considering moving to Azure SQL managed instance. We are wondering how does Power BI interact with Azure SQL Managed. Here are a few questions I had:

1. Will Power BI desktop will able to connect to Azure SQL Managed using DirectQuery?

2. Will we still need to have a gateway to connect PBI service to PBI desktop for enabling scheduled refreshes?

Thanks,

HV

[Quest]

We are facing the same issue.

Works fine in Desktop, but once published to Power BI Online, the dataset cannot refresh.

Can someone help with a resolution to the same.

[amitchandak]

refer :

https://community.powerbi.com/t5/Power-Query/Azure-SQL-Server-Managed-Instance/m-p/376246

https://www.mssqltips.com/sqlservertip/5953/create-power-bi-connection-to-azure-sql-database/

https://azure.microsoft.com/en-in/blog/securing-the-connection-between-power-bi-and-azure-sql-databa...

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[Anonymous]

Thanks @amitchandak 

I went through the documentation. It was very helpful. The one question I still have is about scheduled refreshes. Does power BI scheduled refreshes work directly (since Azure SQL Managed is on cloud) or will it need a gateway to do so?

Best,

HV

[amitchandak]

Refer :https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/power-bi/refresh-data#accessing-cloud-data-sources

"Datasets that use cloud data sources, such as Azure SQL DB, don't require a data gateway if Power BI can establish a direct network connection to the source. Accordingly, you can manage the configuration of these data sources by using the Data source credentials section in the dataset settings. As the following screenshot shows, you don't need to configure a gateway connection."

[Anonymous · Accepted solution]

@amitchandak  Thank you.

I was worried because Managed is not exactly cloud but our SQL Server on-prem DB managed on Azure Cloud via virtual network. The virtual network part got me questioning if the refreshes will work the same way as on cloud.

Thanks,

HV

[maxxmilo]

Has anyone actually gotten PowerBI DirectQuery to work with Azure Managed Instance? We recently had to upgrade from SQL DB to managed instance, and we cannot get our PowerBI DirectQuery to connect like it used to. Wondering if there are extra firewall / security rules we need to circumvent now that it's managed instance?

[JWHND]

Have you managed to get this working yet?
My organization is having some trouble also establishing a connetion in PowerBI when published.

Desktop is working fine.

[Anonymous]

HI @JWHND ,

Sorry to bump an old post, but I'm having the exact same issue. Works fine in Desktop, but once published to Power BI Online the data credentials are incorrect and the dataset cannot refresh. Have you been able to solve this?