# What benefit does the PowerBI certification for CData Connect AI bring?

**URL:** <https://community.cdata.com/t/what-benefit-does-the-powerbi-certification-for-cdata-connect-ai-bring/115>\
**Category:** CData Connect AI\
**Tags:** question, cdata-connect-ai, power-bi, cloud\
**Created:** [March 28, 2023, 6:23pm UTC](https://community.cdata.com/t/what-benefit-does-the-powerbi-certification-for-cdata-connect-ai-bring/115 "2023-03-28T18:23:32Z")\
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**Author:** ![Lori](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/cdata/user_avatar/community.cdata.com/lori/32/1929_2.png) [@Lori](https://community.cdata.com/u/Lori)\
**Post date:** [March 28, 2023, 6:23pm UTC](https://community.cdata.com/t/what-benefit-does-the-powerbi-certification-for-cdata-connect-ai-bring/115/1 "2023-03-28T18:23:32Z")

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There are many other data connectors from other companies that connect with PowerBI. What benefit does the PowerBI certification for CData Connect AI bring?

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**Author:** ![Lori](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/cdata/user_avatar/community.cdata.com/lori/32/1929_2.png) [@Lori](https://community.cdata.com/u/Lori)\
**Post date:** [March 28, 2023, 6:27pm UTC](https://community.cdata.com/t/what-benefit-does-the-powerbi-certification-for-cdata-connect-ai-bring/115/2 "2023-03-28T18:27:42Z")

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This press release published in Business Wire provides a really great overview of the benefits for the Microsoft Certification for CData Connect AI’s PowerBI connector.&nbsp;[https://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20230105005068/en/CData-Software-Releases-Certified-Power-BI-Connector-for-CData-Connect-Cloud](https://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20230105005068/en/CData-Software-Releases-Certified-Power-BI-Connector-for-CData-Connect-Cloud)

In summary, whenever you need to update the data being used in a PowerBI dashboard, you typically have to first go to the desktop where the designer has rights to refresh the information, so that others can see the updated information. With the&nbsp;Microsoft Certification for CData Connect AI’s&nbsp;PowerBI connector there is no longer a need to setup the local gateway to do that, they can refresh directly from the cloud ([PowerBI.com](http://PowerBI.com)).