Microsoft is still the leader in all on-premise authentication and device management. Integation in Windows devices and servers is an absoulate requirement for management. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

There is very little to zero built in reporting. This limitation must be filled by 3rd party products. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Active Directory Domain Controllers (DCs) in Windows Server 2016 offer a number of features and enhancements that make them a powerful and efficient solution for managing access and security in a network domain. Some of the best features of AD DCs in Windows Server 2016 include:

1. Improved security: Windows Server 2016 includes new security features such as Privileged Access Management (PAM) and Just In Time (JIT) Administration, which help to reduce the risk of security breaches and protect against malicious attacks.

2. Enhanced scalability: Windows Server 2016 supports larger Active Directory infrastructures with increased scalability and performance, allowing organizations to manage more users and devices in their domains.

3. Flexible deployment options: Windows Server 2016 allows for various deployment options such as new AD forest, additional DC, replica or read-only DC, providing organizations with more flexibility to meet their specific needs.

4. Improved management and monitoring: Windows Server 2016 includes new management and monitoring tools that make it easier to manage and troubleshoot AD DCs, such as the Active Directory Administrative Center (ADAC) and the Active Directory Federation Services (AD FS) management console.

5. Improved support for cloud-based solutions: Windows Server 2016 includes support for Azure AD Connect, allowing organizations to synchronize their on-premises AD with Azure AD for use with cloud-based services such as Office 365. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Active Directory Domain Controllers (DCs) in Windows Server 2016 are a powerful and efficient solution for managing access and security in a network domain, but there are some limitations and downsides. Some people may dislike because of following reasons:

1. Complex setup and configuration.

2. High resource requirements.

3. Limited support for non-Windows platforms.

4. Lack of native support for cloud environments.

5. High costs.

It's important to note that some of these issues can be mitigated by careful planning, design, and proper configuration, and the cost can be managed with a proper budgeting. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

It is very easy to setup and backup. Supports syncing with Azure Active Directory Services in the cloud. Using Active Directory the Administrator can manage all the IT resources such as users, storage on server, removabe storage, etc. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

No visual tools or monitoring tools of any kind to monitor usage, etc. A little complex to implement policies. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

The ease of adding new services and roles to the server, starting from the server manager console, centralizes all these functions in a single console for greater comfort and speed. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

At the moment, I have nothing negative to mention about the ActiveDirectory Domain Controller service for windows; it is a reasonably complete solution for companies to manage their users. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Easy to manage accounts. Interface is user friendly and everything is available in one place. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

There is not anything that I dislike yet about the ActiveDirectory Domain Controller. Pretty happy!! Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Interface able to clearly show the structure in tree format. Ease of transposing an organizational structure of employees. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Just the inability to enlarge the font to see better on very large monitors. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

I like how it's easy to search for someone and be able to change their details like resetting their network password when they are locked out or forget it some days. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

At first, it's kind of difficult to find the search bar and get to exactly where you want to go, but once you do it a few times, you know where it is and it's not so bad. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

The user interface is very easy to handle and understand the process. It saves time and effort. Overall it is one among the good software in the market nowadays. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Nothing to dislike in this software all good actually. Infact looking forward for many more versions of it in the future like an upgraded one. Good effort from the team. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Active Directory Domain Controller for windows 2016 handles all authentication requests from our servers, and it validating the access privileges of multiple users, group policies, and platform different network hierarchies and keeps the domain organized and secured. It's good at determining and validating the access privileges for multiple users l, group policies, and platform recognition. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

It's good with access management, security compliances, and installations, but for recently upgraded servers, it doesn't offer patch management and application integrations. So depending on the client requirements, one needs to evaluate whether it's suitable their customer governance or not. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

The ability to use OU's to associate one or more groups of users to specific GPO policy. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

for the moment the only thing i dislike is the ability to know who accessed the server, when it was accessed and what was changed; there is no easy way to set up this or access that information. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.