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I try to connect power bi desktop to sql server on azure virtual machine but it doesn't work, how can i enable this connection?
@ilyassdahir , First of all, check if are you able to access SQL server on that machine, using SQL server management studio.
It may be IP whitelisting issue
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yes i can acces to my sql server on azure VM using my SSMS, but when i try to connect the sql server on azure VM to power bi desktop i get an error!!