Microsoft Active Directory
Extending your Microsoft Active Directory domain to the AWS Cloud with AWS Directory Service for Microsoft Active Directory
You can extend your on-premises Microsoft Active Directory domain to the AWS Cloud more easily using AWS Directory Service for Microsoft Active Directory, also known as AWS Managed Microsoft AD. AWS Managed Microsoft AD enables you to use a managed Microsoft Active Directory on the AWS Cloud. AWS Managed Microsoft AD is built on actual Microsoft Active Directory and does not require you to synchronize or replicate data from your on-premises Microsoft Active Directory to the AWS Cloud. You can use standard Microsoft Active Directory administration tools and take advantage of built-in Microsoft Active Directory features, such as Group Policy, trusts, and single sign-on (SSO). With AWS Managed Microsoft AD, you can easily join Amazon EC2 and Amazon RDS for SQL Server instances to a domain, and manage access to AWS Enterprise IT applications, such as Amazon WorkSpaces, with Microsoft Active Directory users and groups.