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Ben-Dev
Helper II
4 years ago
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Persistent Cache in Power BI Service

Hello,   Desktop implementations of Power Query (e.g. Power BI Desktop, Excel) use a persistent cache that, in some cases, caches the data sent back in reply to queries/requests sent to external da...
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    Ehren
    4 years ago

    Yes, a persistent cache is used when refreshing queries in the PBI Service. However, the Service caching is slightly different than what happens when refreshing in Desktop. The primary difference is that in Desktop refresh, a single cache is shared by all the queries being refreshed. But in Service refresh, each query gets its own persistent cache. This can lead to Service refresh being slower than Desktop refresh, if the queries benefit from using the results cached by other queries in the dataset.

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v-yingjl
Community Support
4 years ago

Hi Ben-Dev ,

As far as I know it seems not similar persistent cache in Power BI Service.

Perhaps you can refer this thread that replied by Ehren:

How do I cache or buffer an intermediate query result for repeated 

 

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