Power BI Private Link Limitations

Hi sebastiand ,

The statement “If internet access is disabled, and if the dataset or dataflow connects to a Power BI dataset or dataflow as a data source, the connection fails” refers to a scenario where you’re using Power BI’s private link feature.

In practice, this means that if you have a dataset or dataflow in Power BI that is set up to pull data from another Power BI dataset or dataflow, and you’ve disabled internet access, the connection between these datasets or dataflows will fail. This is because the private link feature relies on Azure Private Link, which provides private connectivity from a virtual network to Azure platform as a service (PaaS), customer-owned, or Microsoft partner services1. It simplifies the network architecture and secures the connection between endpoints in Azure by eliminating data exposure to the public internet.

However, when internet access is disabled, this secure connection can’t be established, causing the connection failure. This is an important consideration when planning your network architecture and security with Power BI.

Best regards.
Community Support Team_Caitlyn