Azure Active Directory Domain Services

Your domain controller as a service

“Lift-and-shift” apps to Azure more easily than ever
Use LDAP, Active Directory domain join, NTLM, and Kerberos authentication
Rely on a managed, highly-available service

Get started in minutes, pay as you go
Develop and test with no identity worries
Manage Azure virtual machines effectively using Group Policy

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Use managed domain services on Azure

Azure Active Directory Domain Services lets you join Azure virtual machines to a domain without the need to deploy domain controllers. Users sign in to these virtual machines using their corporate Active Directory credentials and access resources seamlessly. To more securely administer domain-joined virtual machines, use Group Policy—an easy, 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

Azure Active Directory Domain Services features like domain join, LDAP, NTLM, and Kerberos authentication are widely used in enterprises. Migrate legacy directory-aware applications running on premises to Azure without having to worry about identity requirements. On Linux and Windows Server virtual machines on Azure, easily deploy line-of-business applications. There's no need to deploy domain controllers as Azure virtual machines or use a VPN connection back to your identity infrastructure.

Deploy in minutes, pay as you go

It’s easy to get started. Using the Azure portal, quickly enable Azure Active Directory Domain Services for your Azure Active Directory tenant. You pay an hourly charge based on the size of your directory.

Get enterprise scale and SLA

Azure Active Directory Domain Services delivers enterprise-grade scale and reliability. It’s a highly available service hosted in globally distributed datacenters.

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 is now supporting your traditional directory-aware apps alongside your modern cloud apps.