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CoulterJames2
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4 years ago

Issue Connecting to Azure Data Lake Storage (ADLS) Gen2 account

Hi,   I am trying to set up a connection to an ADLS Gen2 account on a Power BI workspace. Storage account has already been configured at the tenant level and all permissions are set up correctly. I...
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CoulterJames2
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4 years ago

Hi Anonymous, thanks for the response. I can confirm that the storage account has been configured with the correct permissions. The storage account is not firewall enabled, does this mean I still need a gateway VM? I don't see why a VM is needed at all when the storage account can be accessed with an account key - it seems like an unnecessary complication.

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4 years ago

Hi CoulterJames2 ,

The gateway is required whenever Power BI must access data that isn't accessible directly over the Internet. It can be installed on a server on-premises, or VM-hosted Infrastructure-as-a-Service (IaaS).

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    CoulterJames2
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    4 years ago

    But the data is accessible over the Internet - I can connect to the lake directly from Power BI Desktop on my local machine. Why do I require a Gateway when I publish the same to the Power BI Service?