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CoulterJames2
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Advocate IIIssue 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...
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).
On-premises data gateway sizing
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CoulterJames2Advocate II
Advocate IIBut 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?