I would rate AWS Directory Service nine out of ten. Users need to be aware of how the system works locally to adapt easily to the integration and setup.
Computer Area Instructor of the Municipality of Asolo at Comune di asolo
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Aug 8, 2024
I've been working with AWS Directory Service as part of a broader solution for moving our infrastructure to a hybrid cloud model. Initially, the goal was to replicate our on-premises server to the cloud and then eventually shut down the on-premises server entirely. My work with AWS Directory Service is focused on migrating to the cloud and finding a suitable document management system that allows for online editing, document sharing, and workflow management. I rate it an eight out of ten.
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Senior Infrastructure Reliability Engineer - (Remote) at a financial services firm with 10,001+ employees
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Dec 7, 2021
I would rate this solution 9 out of 10. I have no complaints with the product. It's pretty predefined and user-friendly. AWS is very helpful and very useful for the infrastructure because that's how you can manage your Microsoft Office 365 user accounts with AWS-managed Microsoft Active Directory Services. That is the secure way for users to log in. As a big organization, it is very important to keep the Directory Services in the cloud and manage the Directory Services for the whole infrastructure.
Powershell IT Admin Cert at a tech services company with 10,001+ employees
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Nov 2, 2021
We are an AWS partner. I'd advise new users to take accounting classes. Take cloud accounting and costing classes to help you understand and explain what you mean. That way, when the accounting group from the existing CapEx IT group balks, you can explain the breakdown to them. There's very little training involved, however, you need to get trained in that aspect. I'd rate the solution at a six out of ten, simply based on the cost. It's very expensive. However, I'd give it a nine for ease of use, as it is intuitive.
IT Auditor & Compliance Officer at a tech vendor with 51-200 employees
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Apr 2, 2020
My advice for anybody who is considering this solution is to first make sure that they want to use other AWS services. If they do not intend to do so, then they can simply use Microsoft Active Directory. This solution does what we want to achieve. I would rate this solution a seven out of ten.
Senior Datacenter Engineer at a comms service provider with 201-500 employees
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Mar 30, 2020
My advice to someone considering this solution is that before working on this it is better to have good theoretical knowledge about this solution, otherwise if something goes wrong it can impact the entire use. The private cloud hypervisor is not so stable so far. They should improve the stability in the next release. I would rate it a nine out of ten.
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I would rate AWS Directory Service nine out of ten. Users need to be aware of how the system works locally to adapt easily to the integration and setup.
I would always recommend using AWS Managed Directory rather than self-managed Directories. I'd rate the solution nine out of ten.
I've been working with AWS Directory Service as part of a broader solution for moving our infrastructure to a hybrid cloud model. Initially, the goal was to replicate our on-premises server to the cloud and then eventually shut down the on-premises server entirely. My work with AWS Directory Service is focused on migrating to the cloud and finding a suitable document management system that allows for online editing, document sharing, and workflow management. I rate it an eight out of ten.
I rate AWS Directory Service a ten out of ten.
I rate the solution a nine out of ten. The solution is good but can be improved by including on-premises access for services through IAM
I am fully satisfied with the solution so I rate it a ten out of ten.
I would rate this solution as a nine out of ten.
This is a good product and I rate it nine out of 10.
I highly recommend any AWS Managed Service. I would rate it an eight out of ten.
AWS is cost-friendly, support-friendly, and its system is 99.99% reliable. I would give this solution a score of ten out of ten.
I would rate this solution 9 out of 10. I have no complaints with the product. It's pretty predefined and user-friendly. AWS is very helpful and very useful for the infrastructure because that's how you can manage your Microsoft Office 365 user accounts with AWS-managed Microsoft Active Directory Services. That is the secure way for users to log in. As a big organization, it is very important to keep the Directory Services in the cloud and manage the Directory Services for the whole infrastructure.
We are an AWS partner. I'd advise new users to take accounting classes. Take cloud accounting and costing classes to help you understand and explain what you mean. That way, when the accounting group from the existing CapEx IT group balks, you can explain the breakdown to them. There's very little training involved, however, you need to get trained in that aspect. I'd rate the solution at a six out of ten, simply based on the cost. It's very expensive. However, I'd give it a nine for ease of use, as it is intuitive.
My advice for anybody who is considering this solution is to first make sure that they want to use other AWS services. If they do not intend to do so, then they can simply use Microsoft Active Directory. This solution does what we want to achieve. I would rate this solution a seven out of ten.
My advice to someone considering this solution is that before working on this it is better to have good theoretical knowledge about this solution, otherwise if something goes wrong it can impact the entire use. The private cloud hypervisor is not so stable so far. They should improve the stability in the next release. I would rate it a nine out of ten.