Hi,@NickKindt
Regarding the issue you raised, my solution is as follows:
1.First of all, you're right, but unfortunately the Power BI gateway only supports 64-bit drivers, which means you won't be able to use the 32-bit ADODB provider directly with the gateway.
Here is a screenshot of the official documentation:
Here are the relevant links:
Solved: 32 Bit ODBC driver with 64 Bit Power BI - Microsoft Fabric Community
Install an on-premises data gateway | Microsoft Learn
2.Second, by implementing pagination, you can bypass the REST API limit of 1000 records per call.
Here is a screenshot of the documentation:
Here are the relevant links:
How to query more than 1000 rows of a dataset – Data & Insights Client Center (socrata.com)
3.Then, if you have an Office 365 account, simply publish the report in your Personal Workspace or Office 365 Group/Workspace (if you have a Professional Edition). Then open the report in the Power BI service (App.powerbi.com), a process that doesn't require the use of a gateway. However, automatic data refresh is not supported by this method. You'll need to manually refresh and republish the report.
Here are the relevant links:
Solved: Is it possible to publish the reports in cloud wit... - Microsoft Fabric Community
4.Regarding what you mentioned, running Power BI Report Server on-premises and using "Power BI Desktop for Power BI Report Server" we think might be a viable solution, and this setup allows you to manage and distribute reports locally, which may be more in line with your current infrastructure.
Here are the relevant links:
Install Power BI Desktop for Power BI Report Server - Power BI | Microsoft Learn
5.Finally, to decrypt historical data with minimal local server load, you can use SQL Server's function DECRYPTBYKEY.
Here is a screenshot of the official documentation:
DECRYPTBYKEY (Transact-SQL) - SQL Server | Microsoft Learn
Of course, if you have any new ideas, you are welcome to contact us.
Best Regards,
Leroy Lu
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