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How to refresh dataset on Power BI Service from Azure MySQL database
To answer my own question, yes, you need to install the data gateway in order to refresh a dataset on Azure MySQL.
In our case, we don't have on-premises servers, so we've installed the gateway on an Azure VM.
Please try to download the On-premises data gateway and try to configure the data source to the Gateway in Power BI Service.
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Before I try that, woud you mind confirming my understanding please. Are you saying that I need to install a data gateway in order to refresh the dataset from Azure MySQL?
It seems crazy that an Azure service (PBI) needs locally installed software (a data gateway) to be able to retrieve data from another Azure service (Azure MySQL). Both cloud-based (not on-premise) and both running on Azure. It doesn't make sense to me.
To answer my own question, yes, you need to install the data gateway in order to refresh a dataset on Azure MySQL.
In our case, we don't have on-premises servers, so we've installed the gateway on an Azure VM.