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powerbiexpert22
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gateway for snowflake

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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tharunkumarRTK
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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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tharunkumarRTK
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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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