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Power BI Monitoring for SQL Server
On-premises SQL Server is still the most common Power BI data source in enterprise organizations. Refreshes go through the on-premises data gateway, which adds another layer of potential failure — gateway health, Kerberos authentication, network connectivity, and SQL Server itself. MetricSign monitors all of this and surfaces failures as actionable incidents.
What you can monitor
- Monitor all SQL Server-sourced Power BI datasets from a single incidents view
- Detect gateway failures before they disable your refresh schedule (Power BI disables schedules after repeated failures)
- Get specific error classification for common SQL Server errors: credentials, permissions, query failures
- Track refresh duration trends and get alerted when queries take longer than their baseline
How MetricSign helps
01Full refresh history for SQL Server-connected datasets
02Gateway health correlation — identify if a gateway issue is causing SQL Server refresh failures
03Schema change detection across all connected databases
04Automated incident creation with gateway error code classification
MetricSign vs alternatives
Existing tools like SQL Server Alerts, Azure Monitor, SCOM are built for their own domain — not for connecting SQL Server failures to downstream Power BI report health. MetricSign bridges that gap: you get one incident feed that covers both layers without switching between dashboards.
Alternatives
—SQL Server Alerts
—Azure Monitor
—SCOM
MetricSign
✓Covers SQL Server and Power BI in one view
✓Chain visualization from source to report
✓One incident feed, not multiple alert tools
✓Free to start, no credit card required