The data stored in the directory usually has all the information about the various Active Directory objects, such as network printers, servers, shared volumes, and individual computer accounts. A directory is often implemented by building structures that store data based on the logical and hierarchical organization of information.The Active Directory Domain Services offer a wide range of advantages to the management of computing resources.

In this article, we’ll give an overview about the AD Domain Services.

Essentially, AD DS keeps information about the resources in the domain, authenticates their permissions, and determines their access rights. While AD consists of multiple directory services, the one that performs the core activities is Active Directory Domain Services (usually abbreviated as AD DS).

Active Directory (AD) is a Microsoft-developed technology that consists of a set of processes for managing domains centrally, managing access privileges to networked resources, and managing other directory-related identity-based services.

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