Deploy a new Active Directory domain controller 2016, to setup a new domain/forest or add to an existing domain.

Provide Active Directory and DNS services to VMs, services and applications running in Azure

Active Directory Features

• The perfect solution for providing Active Directory domain services to your servers in Azure
• Enable Hybrid Active Directory using existing AD with your Azure tenant
• Provide Group Polices to your servers in Azure
• Provide AD authentication services to your applications
• Extend onprem Active Directory into Azure. Replicate onprem AD to new AD servers in Azure
• Provide DNS name resolution to your servers & applications in Azure

This VM comes pre loaded with the Active Directory Domain Services role, DNS server role, remote administration tools for AD, DNS and the required powershell modules.

Upon powering up the VM the first time launch the DC promo wizard from server manager and start the setup of your new domain controller. Choose to setup a new domain or join this DC to an existing Active Directory Domain

Setup / Support

Step by step guide can be found on the following Microsoft link - Setup Active Directory in Azure

Also try our : Active Directory Reporting & Auditing Platform