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Overview The process of deploying an Active Directory domain controller on an Azure VM is similar to the process of deploying a domain controller in an on-premises environment. One primary difference is that when you deploy a domain controller in Azure, you must place the Active Directory database on the data disk of an Azure VM to avoid potential database corruption. Database corruption might occur because of the read and write cache settings of the operating system disk on the Azure VM....

Introduction Microsoft Entra ID is part of the platform as a service (PaaS) offering and operates as a Microsoft-managed directory service in the cloud. It’s not a part of the core infrastructure that customers own and manage, nor is it an IaaS offering. While this implies that you have less control over its implementation, it also means that you don’t have to dedicate resources to its deployment or maintenance. With Microsoft Entra ID, you also have access to a set of features that are not natively available in AD DS, such as support for multifactor authentication, identity protection, and self-service password reset....