Can Active Directory be hosted in the cloud?
Can Active Directory be hosted in the cloud? Deploying Active Directory on Google Cloud allows you to manage Windows VMs on Google Cloud, can enable users to log in to Windows VMs using their existing user accounts, and supports applications that rely on Kerberos, NTLM, or LDAP for authentication.
What is Active Directory in cloud computing?
Active Directory (AD) is a database and set of services that connect users with the network resources they need to get their work done. The database (or directory) contains critical information about your environment, including what users and computers there are and who’s allowed to do what.
Which cloud service hosts a directory service such as Active Directory?
Azure Active Directory Domain Services (Azure AD DS) provides managed domain services such as domain join, group policy, lightweight directory access protocol (LDAP), and Kerberos/NTLM authentication. You use these domain services without the need to deploy, manage, and patch domain controllers (DCs) in the cloud.
Can I have a domain controller in the cloud?
Keeping a domain controller in the cloud allows your cloud-based servers to authenticate without having to take a long detour across the WAN. Also, if the DC in the local data center even goes down, the Azure DCs can still authenticate via the site topology.
