Restricting users from installing on-premises data gateways

Restricting the installation of on-premises data gateways helps maintain control over how data is accessed and shared within the organization. This recipe is important for enforcing governance and compliance policies by limiting who can set up new gateways, thereby ensuring that only authorized gateways are used for data access and transfer. It helps prevent data leaks and ensures that all data flows are monitored and secure.

Getting ready

You must be a Global or Power BI Administrator to follow the steps in this recipe.

How to do it…

1. Sign in to the Power Platform admin center at https://admin.powerplatform.microsoft.com.
2. Navigate to Data (preview) in the left navigation menu.
3. Toggle Tenant administration to the On position.
4. Select the ellipsis (…) that appears in the upper-left corner, then choose Manage gateway installers, as shown in Figure 7.17, to access the configuration options...