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Anonymous
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Data Source - Big Query - DirectQuery or Import?

Hi guys, need some help for a problem. I have a report that needs to be updated everyday (20k rows) everyday. I currently paste the data to an excel sheet on my one drive and refresh it from Powerbi Service everyday, which got very tedious, hence i decided to connect it to google big query, store my data there and schedule refresh. Now i needed help with making the decision between  using directquery and import. My data is currrently at 900k rows. Should i deploy directquery because i need to it updated regularly? What about performance issues with directquery (Huge dataset)?

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V-lianl-msft
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Hi @Anonymous ,
 
You can refer to this document for the benefits and limitations of using direct query.
You can refer to this document for data refresh in power bi:
 
Best Regards,
Liang
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V-lianl-msft
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Community Support

Hi @Anonymous ,
 
You can refer to this document for the benefits and limitations of using direct query.
You can refer to this document for data refresh in power bi:
 
Best Regards,
Liang
If this post helps, then please consider Accept it as the solution to help the other members find it more quickly.
amitchandak
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Refer this video, They discuss few options that might help

https://community.powerbi.com/t5/MBAS-Gallery/Aggregation-and-composite-model-Microsoft-Power-BI-fas...

 

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