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Azure Active Directory Domain Services

Azure Active Directory Domain Services

Your domain controller as a service

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Lift and shift apps to Azure more easily than ever
Get started in minutes and pay as you go
Use LDAP, Azure Active Directory domain join, NTLM and Kerberos authentication
Develop and test with no identity worries
Rely on a managed, highly-available service
Manage Azure virtual machines effectively using Group Policy

Use managed domain services on Azure

Use Azure Active Directory Domain Services to join Azure virtual machines to a domain, without having to deploy domain controllers. Sign in to the virtual machines using their corporate Azure Active Directory credentials and seamlessly access resources. Use Group Policy to more securely administer domain-joined virtual machines – a familiar way to apply and enforce security baselines on all of your Azure virtual machines.

Migrate on-premises apps to Azure with no identity worries

Take advantage of Azure Active Directory Domain Services features like domain join, LDAP, NT LAN Manager (NTLM) and Kerberos authentication, which are widely used in enterprises. Migrate legacy directory-aware applications running on-premises to Azure, without having to worry about identity requirements. Easily deploy line-of-business applications on Linux and Windows Server virtual machines on Azure. You don’t have to deploy domain controllers as Azure virtual machines or use a VPN connection back to your identity infrastructure.

Deploy in minutes with enterprise-grade performance

Use the Azure portal to quickly enable Azure Active Directory Domain Services for your Azure AD tenant. Select your performance level and take advantage of enterprise-grade features such as resource forests and daily backups.

Get enterprise scale and SLA

Azure Active Directory Domain Services gives you enterprise-grade scale and reliability. It’s a highly available service hosted in globally distributed data centres.

Handle traditional directory-aware apps along with SaaS apps

Azure Active Directory, the identity and access management cloud solution for your employees, partners and consumers, supports your traditional directory-aware apps alongside your modern cloud apps.

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