Providing domain-joined remote applications in a cloud environment

A computer-implemented method for provisioning private virtual machines in a public cloud in manner to permit domain-joined remote applications, the computer-implemented method being performed by one or more hardware processors which, when executing computer-executable instructions, cause the one or more hardware processors to perform the computer-implemented method, which comprises:

• at a public cloud computing system receiving from a private domain of an entity authentication information indicating one or more private virtual machines at the private domain which are to be provisioned on the public cloud computing system;
• establishing a virtual network at the public cloud computing system, the virtual network being configured to host the one or more private virtual machines of the entity and which are not publically accessible, each virtual machine being configured to host one or more remote applications;
• using the authentication information, establishing an authenticated connection between the virtual network and the private domain of the entity;
• provisioning, at a virtual machine managing module at the public cloud computing system, one or more of the private virtual machines of the private domain, at least some of the provisioned private virtual machines hosting one or more remote applications and the one or more remote applications requiring access to private data stored at the private domain that is publically inaccessible;
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• one or more users accessing at the public cloud computing system the one or more provisioned private virtual machines and then accessing through the authenticated connection the private data required by the one or more remote applications hosted by the at least some of the provisioned private virtual machines.

A computer program product comprising one or more hardware storage media having stored thereon computer-executable instructions which, when executed by one or more hardware processors, cause the one or more hardware processors to perform a computer-implemented method for provisioning private virtual machines in a public cloud in manner to permit domain-joined remote applications, the computer-implemented method comprising:

• at a public cloud computing system receiving from a private domain of an entity authentication information indicating one or more private virtual machines at the private domain which are to be provisioned on the public cloud computing system;
• establishing a virtual network at the public cloud computing system, the virtual network being configured to host the one or more private virtual machines of the entity and which are not publically accessible, each virtual machine being configured to host one or more remote applications;
• using the authentication information, establishing an authenticated connection between the virtual network and the private domain of the entity;
• provisioning, at a virtual machine managing module at the public cloud computing system, one or more of the private virtual machines of the private domain, at least some of the provisioned private virtual machines hosting one or more remote applications and the one or more remote applications requiring access to private data stored at the private domain that is publically inaccessible;
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• one or more users accessing at the public cloud computing system the one or more provisioned private virtual machines and then accessing through the authenticated connection the private data required by the one or more remote applications hosted by the at least some of the provisioned private virtual machines.