Installing an on-premises data gateway
For organizations that use both on-premises and cloud services, installing an on-premises data gateway facilitates secure data integration across environments. This recipe is relevant when you need to ensure that cloud-based apps in Power Apps, Power Automate, and Power BI can access and interact with data stored on local servers. The gateway acts as a bridge, providing a continuous flow of data while maintaining the necessary security controls.
Getting ready
For this recipe, you only need administrative rights to a machine (virtual or physical) to install software.
How to do it…
- Navigate to the Power BI service at https://app.powerbi.com.
- Download the gateway installer by selecting the download icon, then Data Gateway, as shown in Figure 7.10.
Figure 7.10 – Location of gateway installer in the Power BI service
- Select Download standard mode, then run the downloaded installer...