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A self-hosted BI/reporting connection (like an SSIS or Power BI data source) fails to connect with a generic database timeout error.

Answer

Treat this as a network-path problem before a credentials problem — this class of timeout error has commonly traced back to firewall rules or virtual-network configuration between the BI infrastructure and the database, not the login itself, especially in a cloud-hosted networking setup.

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