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Microsoft Power BI Cookbook
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Microsoft Power BI Cookbook

by Brett Powell
September 2017
Intermediate to advanced
802 pages
37h 6m
English
Packt Publishing
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Hardware and network configuration

The hardware resources required by the gateway vary based on the type of connection (import versus live connection), the usage of the reports and dashboards in the Power BI service, and the proportion of data volume handled by the gateway versus the on-premises source systems. It's recommended to start with eight-core CPUs with an 8 GB of RAM server. This machine cannot be a domain controller, and to maintain availability of Power BI content, the gateway server should be always on and connected to the internet.

Based on an analysis of current and projected workloads, the gateway resources can be scaled up or down and optionally additional gateways can be installed on separate servers to distribute the overall ...

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ISBN: 9781788290142