In our current system, we query the LDAP using SQL 2008R2 but are moving to SQL 2012 where we have hit a snag. According to http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/cc707782.aspx one of the discontinued features of SQL 2012 is the AD helper service.

Does anyone know of a way to query the AD from SQL 2012?

In our current system, we query the LDAP using SQL Server 2008R2 but are moving to SQL Server 2012 where we have hit a snag. According to http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/cc707782.aspx one of the discontinued features of SQL Server 2012 is the AD helper service.

Does anyone know of a way to query the AD from SQL Server 2012?