Microsoft Azure Active Directory Domain Services (Azure AD DS) is a fully managed domain service that provides domain join, Group Policy, and LDAP support for Azure virtual machines and Azure AD resources. It is a cloud-based service that can be used as a managed domain controller to manage identities and access for cloud-native and hybrid applications.
Azure AD DS provides the following capabilities:
- Domain join: Azure AD DS allows you to join Azure VMs to a managed domain, providing a consistent identity and access management experience across on-premises and cloud resources.
- Group Policy: Azure AD DS allows you to define and enforce Group Policy objects (GPOs) for Azure VMs, providing a way to manage security, compliance, and other configuration settings.
- LDAP support: Azure AD DS provides LDAP support, allowing you to use standard LDAP clients to access Azure AD resources.
- Integration with Azure AD: Azure AD DS is integrated with Azure AD, allowing you to use Azure AD identities and access policies to manage access to Azure VMs and other resources.
Azure AD DS is particularly useful for organizations that need to manage on-premises and cloud resources in a unified way. By providing a managed domain service that integrates with Azure AD and supports common domain services such as domain join and Group Policy, Azure AD DS enables organizations to manage their hybrid environments more easily and securely.
