AWS Directory Service
AWS Directory Service is a managed cloud service that allows organizations to connect their AWS workloads and applications to an existing on-premises Microsoft Active Directory or to set up a new, standalone directory in the AWS cloud. It provides a highly available, scalable, and secure…
Key facts
- First appeared
- 2014
- Category
- technology
- Problem solved
- AWS Directory Service addresses the complexity and operational overhead of managing traditional directory services, like Microsoft Active Directory and LDAP, within a hybrid cloud architecture. It provides a seamless way for AWS services and applications to use existing enterprise identities, eliminating the need to synchronize or federate identities or deploy and manage domain controllers on EC2 instances.
- Platforms
- Amazon Web Services (AWS) Cloud
Related technologies
Notable users
- Businesses using Amazon WorkSpaces, Amazon RDS for SQL Server, or other AD-integrated AWS services
- Organizations requiring centralized identity management for AWS workloads
- Enterprises with existing Microsoft Active Directory deployments migrating to AWS