Remember AAD DS
Full name: Azure Active Directory Domain Services
Memory aid: Azure AD's Domain Services now wear the Entra name.
Managed domain services differ from Microsoft Entra ID's cloud identity platform.
Study area: Azure & hybrid migration · Batch 9
Relevant study for: CompTIA Cloud+ · Azure Fundamentals AZ-900 · ISC2 CCSP · Identity and Access Administrator SC-300 · Security, Compliance, and Identity Fundamentals SC-900 · Azure Administrator AZ-104 · Azure Solutions Architect AZ-305
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AAD DS — Azure Active Directory Domain Services
Names the former branding for Microsoft Entra Domain Services.
Why learn AAD DS — Azure Active Directory Domain Services?
Names the former branding for Microsoft Entra Domain Services.
Where it came from
Managed domain services differ from Microsoft Entra ID's cloud identity platform.
- Memory aid (a learning cue, not the expansion): Azure AD's Domain Services now wear the Entra name.
Build your understanding
Work through these exercises in order. Try the task before opening a reference.
- Without looking, expand AAD DS: Azure Active Directory Domain Services.
- Recall this memory aid: Azure AD's Domain Services now wear the Entra name.
- Explain the practical use: Names the former branding for Microsoft Entra Domain Services.
- Explain this distinction: Managed domain services differ from Microsoft Entra ID's cloud identity platform.
- Identify AAD DS in a device specification, architecture diagram, or system inventory.
Documentation and sources
- Microsoft Entra identity naming changes (learn.microsoft.com)