Gateway and Express route

[Monty101]

Hi Everyone,

we currently have Express Route configured and is working well with our Azure tenancy , we are about to begin using Power Bi and we are having a external support setup various parts. 

They have requested we set up a Power Bi Gateway for our on-premise data to be able to communicate with Power Bi.

My question is , do we require a Gateway if we have express route ?

If we still need a gateway, can the  gateway be configured in Azure where we are hosting a few VMs,

or does it need to reside on-premises where the vm is located that is to communicate with Power Bi?

[v-diye-msft · Accepted solution]

Hi @Monty101 

With Power BI and ExpressRoute, you can bypass the Internet to better secure your sensitive Power BI data and connections. But before users can connect to your on-premises data source, an on-premises data gateway still needs to be installed and configured.

[GilbertQ]

Hi there

yes you would still need the Gateway it allows you to connect to your On-Premise data (Which could also live in Azure VM's)

You would need to have a gateway in each On-Premise location.