WVD with Azure Active Directory Domain Service

Question

Hello everybody,

I've read a lot about Azure Active Directory Domain Service and couldn't find the right solution for my goal. That's why I decided to ask you guys.

We have a local AD with over 500 users. Now we would also like to provide Windows Virtual Desktop from Azure. Users should be able to use the same credentials as they are on the local AD. With AD-Connect this shouldn't be a problem, but then I would also need a VPN connection, but at the moment a VPN connection is not allowed. That's why I want to use Azure AD DS so that we don't have to set up a VPN between the company and Azure. However, I would like to know if there is somehow possible to use an Active Directory VM in Azure Cloud instead of Azure AD DS and put users from "On-Premise AD" with "Azure AD" and then with the Active Directory VM in the Azure Cloud to sync.

I want to use GPOs and OUs for the users and computers. This is why I want to use an Active Directory VM in Azure instead of Azure AD DS.

regards,
Emin58

Answer 1

However, I would like to know if there is somehow possible to use an Active Directory VM in Azure Cloud instead of Azure AD DS and put users from "On-Premise AD" with "Azure AD" and then with the Active Directory VM in the Azure Cloud to sync

As far as I know this is not possible.

The only option without a Site-To-Site VPN Gateway to your on-premises AD is using Azure Active Directory Domain Service.

In AADDS you are limited with OUs but it's possible to use GPOs.

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Regards
Andreas Baumgarten