Benefits of Directory Service
How it works
AWS Directory Service for Microsoft Active Directory, also known as AWS Managed Microsoft AD, activates your directory-aware workloads and AWS resources to use managed AD on AWS.
![Diagram showing how AWS Directory Service helps you manage a directory, deploy or migrate apps, integrate with directory-aware AWS services, and manage access within AWS Managed Microsoft AD.](https://d1.awsstatic.com/products/directory-service/Product-Page-Diagram_AWS-Directory-Service.b60e3554b106a19f07a22f91fc03190695001007.png)
Why use Directory Service?
AWS Directory Service provides a comprehensive, cloud-native solution to simplify AD-dependant workload integration, enhance security and compliance, and streamline cloud migration. By offering a fully-managed, native Microsoft Active Directory, it enables organizations to leverage their existing AD investments, skills, and applications, while benefiting from the scalability, reliability, and security of AWS.