Amazon has launched an AWS Directory Service for Active Directory, a fully-managed implementation of Microsoft’s authentication and user management service. Using Active Directory in Amazon’s cloud ...

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Amazon Web Services is huge among startups and is gaining credence in enterprises but faces challenges there from Microsoft Azure, VMware vCloud Air and IBM SoftLayer with their enterprise IT ...

Brien Posey explains how joining a cloud-based directory service is very similar to joining an on-premises Active Directory forest. Those who wish to create a cloud-based Active Directory environment ...

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Identity and access management are critical components to keep applications secure, and AWS offers a range of tools and services. With these services, IT teams can avoid the otherwise time-consuming ...

Amazon Web Services now supports Microsoft's Active Directory. It's a bold move that will attract plenty of business attention. But what are the potential implications for existing Microsoft channel ...