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i am using direct query connection to connect power bi desktop with snowflake , do i need gateway to refresh the same report to show the latest data available in snowflake in power bi service?
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@powerbiexpert22
It depends on the firewall restrictions at your snowflake datasource end. Though snowflakes is a cloud datasource, Power BI service cannot connect to it with out gateway setup, if snowflakes datasource is restricted with firewall rules. Check with your internal team and act accordingly.
https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/power-query/connectors/snowflake
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@powerbiexpert22
It depends on the firewall restrictions at your snowflake datasource end. Though snowflakes is a cloud datasource, Power BI service cannot connect to it with out gateway setup, if snowflakes datasource is restricted with firewall rules. Check with your internal team and act accordingly.
https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/power-query/connectors/snowflake
If the post helps please give a thumbs up
If it solves your issue, please accept it as the solution to help the other members find it more quickly.
Tharun