Gateway Question

[Anonymous]

Been doing some research but still can't quite find a solid yes or no answer. All my reports so far have been set up using a personal gateway meaning I have ensure my laptop is on and connected to the network in order for scheduled refreshes to happen. If I set this up using a standard gateway rather than personal, will this now mean reports will get refreshed even if my laptop is asleep and/or not connected to our network?

[deepu299]

The gateway server should be up and running which needs the machine to be running. You might want to install this on a Virtual machine on your network and use it as a server which stays alive. 

[Anonymous]

@deepu299 I see. So whether you are using a personal gateway or enterprise, it would need a to be on a machine that is going to stay on and running 24/7 for scheduled refreshes to take place...

[GilbertQ · Accepted solution]

Hi @Anonymous

That is correct in order for the data to be refreshed there has to be a computer or server online, so that it can access the local data and send it to Power BI.

So ideally a Server in a data centre is best, because they are typically always on and never get shut down.