Active Directory Domain Services (AD DS) and Azure Active Directory Domain Services (AAD DS) are two important technologies used by organizations to manage their resources and users. However, many people get confused between the two and often consider them the same. In this article, we will discuss the differences between AD DS and AAD DS and how they are used in an organization.
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Introduction
Azure Active Directory Domain Services (AD DS) is a cloud-based service provided by Microsoft that enables businesses to connect their Azure Virtual Machines to a domain, and use the same credentials for on-premises and cloud resources. This article provides an overview of Azure AD DS, including its benefits, key features, and how it can help businesses improve their productivity…
Azure Active Directory (Azure AD) Domain Services is a cloud-based service provided by Microsoft that enables you to provide domain services such as domain join, group policy, and LDAP to Azure VMs without the need for domain controllers. This article will guide you through the steps required to set up and use Azure AD Domain Services.
Step 1: Create an Azure AD Domain Services…
A Windows 2012 R2 Domain Controller is a server that manages user accounts, passwords, and network resources within a domain. It is the cornerstone of a Windows network and provides centralized authentication, authorization, and policy enforcement for clients on the network. Adding a new domain controller to a forest is a critical task that requires careful planning and execution to ensure that…
How to change the IP address of a domain controller
January 19, 2023
The domain controller (DC) is an integral part of your IT infrastructure. Due to its role within the domain, it’s crucial that any change to its IP is done correctly.
The DC’s address is statically assigned to the server. However, you might be required to change the DC’s IP address at times—when there’s a change of the IP addressing scheme on the local subnet, for…
How to deploy Domain Controller in Azure Active Directory?
December 9, 2022
There are a number of features that are unique to Azure AD Domain Services that provide full compatibility with Windows Server Active Directory, including domain joining, group policy, LDAP, Kerberos/NTLM authentication, and group management. Let us look into how to deploy domain controller in Azure AD.
These domain services allow you to consume them without having to deploy, manage, and patch…
How to demote a Domain Controller: A step-by-step guide
August 22, 2022
Are you a Windows system administrator looking for how to demote Domain Controller in your Active Directory? You have landed on the right place.There are many reasons to demote a Domain Controller. For example, if a server is needed to be a member of a standalone server or if it needs to be migrated to another domain, demotion of Domain Controller is required to be performed…
Azure security flaw puts Zero-Trust in the spotlight
September 29, 2021
In the wake of the recent Microsoft Azure vulnerability, ChaosDB, security experts are stressing that organizations, especially those that rely on public cloud infrastructure can no longer delay adopting the zero-trust model.
Cloud security firm Wiz, which first discovered the vulnerability in Microsoft Azure’s managed database service, Cosmos DB said that the vulnerability gave threat…
In this video tutorial, we will discuss how to raise Active directory forest functional level in windows server 2012R2 to 2016 by using Active Directory Users and Computers console and Active Directory Domain and Trust console.
For a more detailed explanation, check out our article here 👇
https://www.windows-active-directory.com/forest-functional-level.html
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In this step-by-step video tutorial we discuss how you can raise your domain functional level from 2012R2 to 2016 by using the Active Directory Domain and Trust console.
For a more detailed explanation, check out our article here 👇
https://www.windows-active-directory.com/domain-functional-level.html
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