Use cases for Amazon Managed Microsoft AD - Amazon Directory Service
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Use cases for Amazon Managed Microsoft AD

With Amazon Managed Microsoft AD, you can share a single directory for multiple use cases. For example, you can share a directory to authenticate and authorize access for .NET applications, Amazon RDS for SQL Server with Windows authentication enabled, and Amazon Chime for messaging and video conferencing.

The following diagram shows some of the use cases for your Amazon Managed Microsoft AD directory. These include the ability to grant your users access to external cloud applications and allow your on-premises Active Directory users to manage and have access to resources in the Amazon Cloud.

Use cases for your Amazon Managed Microsoft AD directory like granting your users access to external cloud applications, allowing your on-premises Active Directory users to manage and have access to resources in the Amazon Cloud.

Use Amazon Managed Microsoft AD for either of the following business use cases.

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