Exploring Admin Center

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title: Exploring Admin Center
description: Admin Center gives a centralized control of the instance to the admins with easy access to the platform capabilities, applications, and configurable admin dashboards.
locale: en-US
canonical_url: https://www.servicenow.com/docs/r/australia/platform-administration/admin-center/ac-exploring.html
release: australia
product: Admin Center
classification: admin-center
topic_type: concept
last_updated: "2026-09-10"
reading_time_minutes: 2
breadcrumb: [Admin Center, Get started, Administer the ServiceNow AI Platform]
---

# Exploring Admin Center

Admin Center gives a centralized control of the instance to the admins with easy access to the platform capabilities, applications, and configurable admin dashboards.

## Admin Center overview

Admin Center is a comprehensive platform management solution, offering access to platform capabilities, application discovery, and intelligent insights to drive informed decision-making.

## Admin Center users

Admin Center has the following users.

|Users|Description|
|-----|-----------|
|System administrator \[admin\]|Admin role is required for the access to all applications and features in the instance.|

## Admin Center benefits

|Benefit|Feature|Users|
|-------|-------|-----|
|Explore all the key applications via the **Admin**menu|[Admin Center summary](https://raw.githubusercontent.com/ServiceNow/ServiceNowDocs/australia/markdown/australia/platform-administration/admin-center/ac-overview.md)|System administrator|
|Manage and track all your administrative work within a single page|[Admin Home](https://raw.githubusercontent.com/ServiceNow/ServiceNowDocs/australia/markdown/australia/platform-administration/admin-center/ac-administer-admin-home.md)|System administrator|
|Access all the applications and features available to you to achieve business goals via Adoption Blueprints|[Adoption blueprints](https://raw.githubusercontent.com/ServiceNow/ServiceNowDocs/australia/markdown/australia/platform-administration/admin-center/ac-achieve-business-objective.md)|System administrator|
|Zoom-in into relevant applications and information on a single-page experience via Configuration Hub|[Configuration Hub](https://raw.githubusercontent.com/ServiceNow/ServiceNowDocs/australia/markdown/australia/platform-administration/admin-center/ac-configuration-hub.md)|System administrator|

## What to explore next

To learn more about using Admin Center, see:

-   [Administering Admin Home](https://raw.githubusercontent.com/ServiceNow/ServiceNowDocs/australia/markdown/australia/platform-administration/admin-center/ac-administer-admin-home.md)
-   [Discovering adoption blueprints](https://raw.githubusercontent.com/ServiceNow/ServiceNowDocs/australia/markdown/australia/platform-administration/admin-center/ac-discover-ab.md)
-   [Configuration Hub](https://raw.githubusercontent.com/ServiceNow/ServiceNowDocs/australia/markdown/australia/platform-administration/admin-center/ac-configuration-hub.md)
-   [Admin Center reference](https://raw.githubusercontent.com/ServiceNow/ServiceNowDocs/australia/markdown/australia/platform-administration/admin-center/ac-reference.md)

-   **[Admin Center summary](https://raw.githubusercontent.com/ServiceNow/ServiceNowDocs/australia/markdown/australia/platform-administration/admin-center/ac-overview.md)**  
If you are new to Admin Center, read this summary to learn what the product can do.

**Parent Topic:**[Admin Center](https://raw.githubusercontent.com/ServiceNow/ServiceNowDocs/australia/markdown/australia/platform-administration/admin-center/admin-center-intro.md)