Updated: July 23, 2020 (September 3, 2018)

Understanding Azure Data Gateway

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Customers can use the Azure Data Gateway software and services to move database reporting, analysis, and other functions to Microsoft-hosted services, while keeping the source data on-premises.
Systems built on Data Gateway can offer lower upfront costs and better access for remote and mobile users than pure on-premises systems.
Data Gateway still lacks important enterprise management features to prevent data leaks, and it presents licensing compliance risks.

Azure Data Gateway is a set of software and Microsoft-hosted services that provide access to on-premises databases. It enables a Microsoft-hosted service such as Power BI (for reporting) or Logic Apps (application integration) to query and update a customer’s locally hosted databases.

Overview

A data gateway includes locally installed software, typically on a Windows Server, and several Azure cloud service components working together to provide access to on-premises data sources. (For more details, see the illustration “Azure Data Gateway Components“.)

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