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Power BI Desktop With Azure VM SQL DB Data On One Drive Requires Gateway?
Thanks Anonymous. Your explanation makes sense, but there are a couple things that don't add up. Please let me know if you happen to know what is going on with these two scenarios.
1. ashishrj post linked below describes this scenario working intermitently.
http://community.powerbi.com/t5/Service/SQL-Server-in-Azure-AM-requires-Gateway/m-p/8119#M3615
2. PowerPivot with an Azure VM SQL Server data source refreshes without the need for a gateway. I have this scenario working today and can verify that the refresh request are hitting the source database with is in an Azure VM running SQL Server.
Thank you in advance for taking the time to reply.
PaulBFelix valid points, both. The only thing I can come up with is that a file on OneDrive behaves as an online source in itself and thus doesn't need the gateway. The reference that the support site had to datasources was updated, and no longer includes the "online" and "offline" datasources. Obviously, there is much confusion around this area (including me). I'm going to try to raise visibility on this by including a couple admins to see if we can get a better answer to the "Online vs. Offline" discussion especially as it relates to the scenerio's found here maybe that will help shed some light on things.
Sandy, MiguelMartinez and not an admin, but GuyInACube cuz he's awesome - could anyone point us to a missed blog or provide some clarfication around this? - Thanks in advance.