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PowerBI123456
Post Partisan
5 years ago

Service refresh slower than desktop

Hi - my desktop refresh is about 10-15 minutes for my model, but can take 2-3 hours in service. Any idea on why that is happening? I thought service would be the same or faster than desktop. 
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amitchandak
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5 years ago

PowerBI123456 , check if these two can help

https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/data-integration/gateway/service-gateway-performance

https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/power-bi/guidance/gateway-onprem-sizing

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