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Jmoore1990
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Where is data cached? (SQL Import Mode)

Hello - I am trying to understand where the cache for my datasets lives in the PowerBI service. I'll be refreshing on a schedule with an on premises data gateway, and need to know if the cache lives on the gateway pc, somewhere in the cloud, or elsewhere. 

 

Thanks in advance,

JM

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d_gosbell
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The data is stored in the Microsoft cloud, it's definitely not stored on the gateway pc. That is only used as a proxy to help traverse any firewalls between the on-prem data and the cloud.

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d_gosbell
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The data is stored in the Microsoft cloud, it's definitely not stored on the gateway pc. That is only used as a proxy to help traverse any firewalls between the on-prem data and the cloud.

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