Installing a Power BI gateway
Power BI users often need to work with data from on-premises sources, such as filesystems, local files available on a PC, and databases not running on the cloud. In order to make this data securely available once the report is published to the web, a Power BI gateway needs to be installed. Microsoft offers two different types of gateway for different scenarios, and their setup can be customized according to specific enterprise configuration requirements, such as proxy, service account, communication, and high availability settings. Users can choose one of the following two types:
- Standard (or enterprise) mode: This mode can be used to connect data sources to Power Platform services, Logic Apps, and Analysis Services by multiple users. It has to be run by users with admin rights and is meant for enterprise scenarios.
- Personal mode: This mode can be used by single users without the possibility of sharing the files. This version is available...
