AWS Directory Service

Seamlessly migrate AD-dependent workloads to AWS with security and scalability

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.

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.

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