This pattern describes how to create an AWS Directory Service directory and use it to authenticate Microsoft SQL Server on an Amazon Elastic Compute Cloud (Amazon EC2) instance.
AWS Directory Service provides multiple ways to use Amazon Cloud Directory and Microsoft Active Directory (AD) with other AWS services. Directories store information about users, groups, and devices, and administrators use them to manage access to information and resources. AWS Directory Service provides multiple directory choices for users who want to use their existing Microsoft AD or Lightweight Directory Access Protocol (LDAP)–aware applications in the cloud. It also offers those same choices to developers who need a directory to manage users, groups, devices, and access.
