Does a Dataflow require an on-prem gateway when connecting to an Azure DB?

[rockcliff15]

We have recently moved our DB to Azure and I am now testing the creation of Power BI Dataflows to the new DB.

Do connections directly to an Azure DB need to go via a gateway or should Power BI be able to go direct seeing as they are both in the cloud?

Thanks

[ibarrau · Accepted solution]

Hi. Your guess is right. When you have an Azure DB you don't need a gateway. You can connect directly without a gateway with dataflows and with power bi service (in case you were using power bi desktop).

Regards,