AWS Directory Services

AWS Managed Microsoft AD — create your own AD in AWS, establish trust with on-premises AD. Supports MFA.
AD Connector — proxy to redirect to on-premises AD. Users managed on-premises.
Simple AD — AD-compatible managed directory, can't join to on-premises AD.

References

AWS Directory Service (Admin Guide)
AWS Managed Microsoft AD

AWS IAM Identity Center (formerly SSO)Next: Amazon Cognito

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What is AD Connector?

small, portable. 8 TB usable storage.Cold HDD. Cheapest. Infrequently accessed large data.proxy to redirect to on-premises AD. Users managed on-premises.Tiering for unknown access patterns.