SharePoint 2013 - Central Administration

Central Administration Features

SharePoint 2013 Central Administrative Site

SharePoint 2013's Central Administration is a special site where farm administrators provision and configure the farm's services, sites and security while managing deployments and overseeing the ongoing operations of the farm. IT Pros and SharePoint Administrators are sure to enjoy the advanced administrative functionality with SharePoint 2013 Central Administration:

Application Management (Web Applications, Site Collections, Service Applications, Databas)
System Settings (Servers, Email and SMS, Farm Management)
Monitoring (Health Analyzer, Timer Jobs, Reporting)
Backup and Restore (Farm Backup and Restore, Granular Backup)
Security (Users, General Security, Information Policy)

Upgrade and Migration (Upgrade and Patch Management)
General Application Settings (External Service Connections, InfoPath Forms Services, SharePoint Designer, Search, Content Deployment, Report Server Settings)
Apps (SharePoint and Office Store, App Management)
Configuration Wizards (Farm Configuration Wizard)