Application Management : Manage site collections, web applications, content databases, and the new service applications System Settings: Manage servers, features, solutions, and farm-wide settings Monitoring: Track, view and report the health and status of your SharePoint farms Backup and Restore: Performs backup or restores Security: Manage settings for users, policy, and global security Upgrade and Migration : Upgrade SharePoint, add licenses, enable Enterprise Features General Application Settings: Anything that doesn’t fit into one of the other sections Configuration Wizards: These are nice wizards to help setup or modify the farm