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Connect remotely to hosted SQL Server
HI, Can Power BI Desktop (Free) connect to a remotely hosted SQL Server? Ex: I have an SQL Server 2012 DB hosted on DiscountASp.net, they allow remote connection, would I be able to connect t...
Hi Lydia,
Thank You for answering, in the preview feature of PBI Desktop there is a connector for Amazon Redshift, AspDiscount.net allow remote SSMS connections to SQL server, I read somewhere that if you can connect with SSMS you can connect also with PBI desktop.
Thanks
Hi d_u,
I note that there is no connector for AspDiscount.net in Power BI Desktop. I am afraid that you will get error when connecting to AspDiscount.net database from Desktop, have you tried connecting to the database from Desktop to verify it?
Thanks,
Lydia Zhang