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Paranoid69
Copper Contributor
Mar 22, 2019

WVD with just Azure AD

Is WVD without the need for a non-Azure AD on the roadmap?
  • evasse's avatar
    evasse
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    Mar 22, 2019

    Paranoid69 : Thank you for your feedback. That is the current requirement. We will be introducing shortly a UserVoice forum to collect feedback like this where community can share their votes.

     

    • vstefanovic's avatar
      vstefanovic
      Copper Contributor
      Apr 20, 2019

      Hi all,

       

      What is prerequisite for WVD. Azure AD or Azure AD DS?

      I didn't find information anywhere.

       

      Regards,

      • Christian_Montoya's avatar
        Christian_Montoya
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        Apr 23, 2019

        vstefanovic : The requirement is:

        - an Azure Active Directory 

        - a Windows Server Active Directory that is in sync with it, which can be...

          -- Windows Server Active Directory running on VMs, and synchronized to Azure AD with Azure AD Connect

          -- Windows Server Active Directory running on VMs and federated to Azure AD

          -- Azure AD Domain Services (which stands up a Windows Server Active Directory for you and lets you domain-join the machines)

  • Alex Melching's avatar
    Alex Melching
    Iron Contributor
    Mar 22, 2019

    Yes, why do we need AD?  This is a cloud solution and perfect for SMBs.  I have been waiting for this service to come in Public Preview since we did not make it in the private one and got my email yesterday morning. Super excited, couldn't sign in fast enough to fire it up and test it out as we have had talks with customers about it.  Followed the documentation and then went to create my pool and my excitement just drained away when an AD UPN and vnet was required to continue.  What a let down.  Just like the let down of the new security and compliance offers that are only available if you have M365 E3. Is anyone at Microsoft paying attention to SMBs?  These products are a huge sell for them and for the first time they are not overpriced.

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