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snelljmshp
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10 years ago
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Where is data stored?

I'm evaluating Power BI against other tools.  It's not clear to me where the data goes after I create a Dashboard and share it.  All evidence seems to indicate the data is being transferred to MS somehwere because when I build a Dashboard based on a local file and share it, others are able to see and operate the dashboard even when my machine is turned off.  And there is no evidence of a file being sent to all users. 

 

Can anyone confirm if our data is being transferred?  Is that true even when you connect to an on-premise SQL database?

 

Thanks in advance to everyone.

8 Replies

    • g_h0st's avatar
      g_h0st
      New Member
      10 years ago

      Is data still stored in the cloud for their new Desktop stand-alone version of Power BI?

      • Navnath's avatar
        Navnath
        Regular Visitor
        9 years ago

        g_h0st In powerbi desktop until you publish to powerbi service, data is stored locally within powerbi in pbix (powerbi file) file.

  • JonasHans's avatar
    JonasHans
    Advocate I
    10 years ago

    Hi

     

    I have to ask this Question, too.

    Is there no other way to run PBI just local. We don´t really want to upload all the data to MS.

    Isn´t it possible to run PBI on a local server ?
    And if we have to use the cloud, what´s about the security ?
    I only read out that they use the access of Azure.

    On there website they only write Azure is save, but they don´t really tell us anything about a security log or any encryption methods.

     

    Thanks a lot !
    Greetings, Jonas Hans

    • Anonymous's avatar
      Anonymous
      Not applicable
      10 years ago

      JonasHans You can't run Power BI as a stand alone locally run program. MS aquired Datazen to fill this gap, and it may be an option for you, but it is currently a different tool all together.

      As for security, check out this link with all the additional side links describing the different components.

      • janetsengtest's avatar
        janetsengtest
        Frequent Visitor
        7 years ago

        Hi

        What is the different about data store  in power BI desktop and power BI web service?

        Ways to extract data

        Data

        Visual cache( report)

        Credential

        1.live/direct query

        ??

        		??

        ??

        2.Import data

        ??

        		??

        ??

        3.Stream data

        ??

        ??

        ??

         

        Thank you 

        Jane