Introduction


Learn how the Microsoft Azure Active Directory Domain Services (Azure AD DS) provides managed domain services. It also provides domain joins group policy, and LDAP, NTLM authentication that is completely good with Windows Server Active Directory. The Azure AD DS managed domain provides a great service that allows joining domain features and management to virtual machines (VMs) in Azure. Some characteristics of Active Directory include:
  • Hierarchical directory
  • Extensible schema
  • Stores objects such as users, computers, groups and security principals
  • Group Policy for the user and device management

I already created an Azure Active Directory Domain Services (Azure AD DS). If you have any Windows Server VM, you can connect` with Azure Active Directory Domain Services. This article best way how to create a Windows Server VM then Connect to an Azure AD DS managed domain.