title: Connecting to the Tabular Instance of an Azure-hosted SQL Server Analysis Services Server
body: <p>I have set up an Azure Virtual Machine with a SQL Server 2016 Standard Edition image. I have installed an instance of Analysis Services Tabular on the machine and configured endpoints such that I can access it from my local machine.</p>
  
  <p>I have deployed SQL Server, SSAS Multidimensional, and SSAS Tabular databases to this machine. I am able to connect to the relational databases, and when I connect to Analysis Services I either use the IP Address or DNS name, and I am able to connect to SSAS Multidimensional databases. Usually I would add the suffix \tabular to the Server name to connect to a Tabular Instance when accessing it from Excel/Tableau/other reporting tool.</p>
  
  <p>However using the \tabular suffix in the Server Name I receive the error "Errors in the OLE DB provider. Could not connect to the redirector. Ensure that the SQLBrowser server is running on that server". I have checked the virtual machine, and I have that service running. I'm wondering if perhaps \tabular is not the correct syntax to connect to a tabular instance of an Azure-hosted SQL Server.</p>
  
  <p>Any help or advice would be appreciated.</p>