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Hi all,
I'm trying to connect Power Bi desktop to Microsoft Azure SQL database, but i was unable to connect to the database. So, help me to connect the Microsoft Azure SQL database to power BI.
NOTE : It showed like [This could be because the pre-login handshake failed or the server was unable to respond back in time.]
Hi @Arul
Please check if below posts could help you.
https://community.powerbi.com/t5/Desktop/Unable-to-Connect-to-SQL-Server/td-p/28645
http://radacad.com/power-bi-get-data-from-azure-sql-database
Regards,
Cherie
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