Restricting users from installing on-premises data gateways

You may wish to prevent users from installing their own on-premises data gateways from a governance standpoint, perhaps to better monitor and manage the environment, or perhaps it is preferable that users learn to use the shared gateway for better availability and consistency. Whatever your reasoning for wishing to make sure users cannot install their own gateways, this recipe will guide you through the necessary steps.

Getting ready

You must be an Azure Active Directory (AD) or Office 365 (O365) global admin or a Power BI service administrator to complete this recipe.

How to do it…

1. Go to the Power Platform admin center at https://admin.powerplatform.microsoft.com/.
2. Click on Data gateways:

   


   Figure 7.18 – The Data gateways link in the left-hand navigation menu of the Power Platform admin center

3. Click Manage gateway installers:

   


   Figure 7.19 – The Manage gateway installers...