Although the Horizon Cloud Service platform relies on AD, you are not required to integrate Horizon Cloud Service with an existing AD environment. You can use a separate, isolated AD domain that is local to the Horizon Cloud Service desktops and applications service. You can request an isolated domain from the Horizon Cloud Service team.
Choosing a pilot domain is advantageous for the following use cases:
| Use Case | Description |
|---|---|
| Companies with outsourced users | If your company offloads development work to other countries, you need to provide employees with desktops, but you might not want them connecting directly into your own infrastructure. In a pilot domain, you can set up everything those employees need in an isolated environment. |
| Companies with seasonal users | If your company has seasonal work that ramps up two or three times a year for a couple of months, you might not want to add a large number of desktops to your corporate AD structure. You can use a separate pilot domain when you need it and discard it when the season is over. |
| Companies with limited resources | If your company has limited infrastructure, you can use a separate isolated domain to save the cost of building a primary directory services infrastructure. |
