Use the new and improved Power Platform admin center (preview)

• Article
• 03/21/2025

In this article

1. When and how can customers benefit from the new experience?
2. Where are pages from the classic admin center in the new one?
3. What else is included in the new admin center?
4. What's next?

 Note

The new and improved Power Platform admin center is now in public preview! We designed the new admin center to be easier to use, with task-oriented navigation that helps you achieve specific outcomes faster. We'll be publishing new and updated documentation as the new Power Platform admin center moves to general availability.

[This article is prerelease documentation and is subject to change.]

We're happy to announce the public preview of the new and improved Power Platform admin center! The new Power Platform admin center is designed with an outcome-driven approach, where all functionality is intuitively organized in pages based on administrative tasks. The new admin center isn't just task-oriented, it also helps you achieve specific outcomes and goals. The design focuses on providing an optimal user experience, catering to a wide range of stakeholders with varying needs.

 Important

• This is a preview feature.
• Preview features aren’t meant for production use and might have restricted functionality. These features are subject to supplemental terms of use, and are available before an official release so that customers can get early access and provide feedback.

When and how can customers benefit from the new experience?

All customers can access the public preview of the new Power Platform admin center starting November 24, 2024. Customers in some regions might have earlier access.

To start using it, turn on the Try the new admin center toggle in the upper-right corner of the current admin center.

After you turn on the toggle, you can explore the new interface with its logically organized pages. To revert to the classic admin center, turn off the toggle at any time.

Where are pages from the classic admin center in the new one?

Most of the pages from the classic admin center are available in the new one, either in their original form or with improved functionality. The following table outlines where to find them in the updated layout.

Item number	Classic admin center	New admin center
1	Home	Home
2	Environments	Manage > Environments
3	Environment groups	Manage > Environment groups
4	Advisor	Action > Recommendations
5	Security	Security
6	Analytics > Dataverse	Manage > Products > Dataverse
7	Analytics > Power Automate	Manage > Products > Power Automate
8	Analytics > Power Apps	Manage > Prodcuts > Power Apps
9	Analytics > Data export	Manage > Products > Data export
10	Billing > Licenses	Licensing > Products > Power Apps
11	Billing > Billing plans	Licensing > Billing plans
12	Settings	Manage > Tenant settings
13	Copilot	Copilot
14	Resources > Capacity	Licensing > Capacity add-ons
15	Resources > Catalogs	Deployment > Catalogs
16	Resources > Dynamics 365 apps	Manage > Products > Dynamics 365 apps
17	Resources > Power Pages sites	Manage > Products > Power Pages sites Note: The security data of pages will be moved to Security > Products > Power Pages.
18	Help + Support	Support
19	Data integration	Manage > Data > Data integration
20	Data (Preview)	Manage > Data > Data (Preview)
21	Policies > Data policies	Security > Settings > Data and privacy > Data policies
22	Policies > Tenant isolation	Security > Settings > Identity and access > Tenant isolation
23	Policies > Customer Lockbox	Security > Settings > Compliance > Customer Lockbox
24	Policies > Enterprise policies	Security > Settings > Data and privacy > Enterprise policies
25	Admin Centers	Admin Centers

What else is included in the new admin center?

In addition to reorganized pages based on admin tasks, we're introducing a new monitoring pages experience. Monitoring pages allow admins and makers to track performance statistics in their tenant, helping them identify app accessibility problems or slow-loading Power Pages sites.

These new experiences help you measure and improve the operational health of your organizational resources such as apps. They provide insights into overall operational health in a tenant or specific environments. Metrics are derived from aggregated event logs of runtime activities, with recommendations based on these logs or static analysis of resource properties. Event logs used for metric calculations are available for review and download for further analysis.

Original Post from Microsoft and reposted the information here for educational purposes : https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/power-platform/admin/new-admin-center

Understanding the Differences Between Microsoft 365 Admin and Power Platform Admin: Roles, Responsibilities, and Real-World Access Scenarios

 In a modern digital enterprise, managing access, environments, and services across Microsoft’s ecosystem is critical. Two key administration roles are often misunderstood or used interchangeably: Microsoft 365 Admin and Power Platform Admin. However, these roles serve different purposes, align with different product scopes, and should be assigned based on specific organizational needs.

This article demystifies these roles, provides practical examples, and helps organizations determine who should get what access and why.

1. Overview of Each Role

A. Microsoft 365 Admin
The Microsoft 365 Admin (often referred to as Global Admin or M365 Admin Center Admin) is responsible for overseeing and managing the entire Microsoft 365 ecosystem, which includes services like:
• Exchange Online (Outlook)
• SharePoint Online
• Teams
• OneDrive
• Microsoft Entra ID (Azure AD)
• Office 365 licenses, users, and groups

It’s important to note that Office 365 is a subset of the broader Microsoft 365 suite. Office 365 primarily refers to productivity applications and online services such as Outlook, Word, Excel, PowerPoint, and Teams. These services are delivered via cloud and managed through the same Microsoft 365 Admin Center. Thus, when someone is managing Office 365 licenses, subscriptions, and core collaboration services, they are functioning under the Microsoft 365 Admin umbrella.

Microsoft 365 Admins work in the Microsoft 365 Admin Center, and their role is more infrastructure, security, and user centric.

Key Capabilities:
• User and license management
• Domain configuration
• Security settings and conditional access policies
• Compliance and retention policies
• Monitoring service health and alerts

B. Power Platform Admin
The Power Platform Admin manages administration for services in the Power Platform suite, which includes:
• Power Apps
• Power Automate
• Power BI (to a limited extent)
• Power Virtual Agents
• Dataverse (formerly Common Data Service)

They work primarily in the Power Platform Admin Center and Power Apps Admin Center, and focus more on app environments, data governance, integrations, and capacity management.

Key Capabilities:
• Creating and managing environments
• Managing Dataverse databases
• Setting up data loss prevention (DLP) policies
• Monitoring app and flow usage
• Capacity and analytics for Power Platform components

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2. Key Differences Summary Table

Feature/Responsibility	Microsoft 365 Admin	Power Platform Admin
Scope	Entire Microsoft 365 ecosystem	Only Power Platform (Apps, Flows, Dataverse)
Admin Portal	Microsoft 365 Admin Center	Power Platform Admin Center
Manages Users & Licenses	✔️	❌ (Read-only user info only)
Environment & App Management	❌	✔️
Security & Compliance Policies	✔️	Limited (only DLP within Power Platform)
Role Names (Typical)	Global Admin, User Admin, License Admin	Power Platform Admin, Environment Admin
Access to Dataverse	❌	✔️
DLP for Power Platform	❌	✔️
Usage Analytics for Apps/Flows	❌	✔️
Ideal For	IT Admins, Security, Identity Managers	App Developers, Platform Admins, CoE Teams

 

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3. Who Needs What Access?

A. Microsoft 365 Admin Access – Who Needs It?
Users who should be assigned M365 Admin roles:
• IT Managers – to manage organization-wide Microsoft services
• Security Admins – to configure MFA, conditional access, and compliance
• Support Teams – to reset passwords and troubleshoot Outlook/Teams issues
• User Provisioning Teams – to assign licenses, create users, and manage groups

Example:
An IT Admin in a financial firm needs to provide 100 new users with Office 365, enforce MFA, and configure email archiving. They’ll need Microsoft 365 Admin Center access with Global Admin or User Management Admin role.

B. Power Platform Admin Access – Who Needs It?
Users who should be assigned Power Platform Admin roles:
• Power Platform Center of Excellence (CoE) Teams – for governance, DLP, and app strategy
• Solution Architects – to manage environments and capacity
• App & Automation Developers – to monitor usage and support deployment
• Data Platform Owners – managing Dataverse security and integration points

Example:
A Power Apps developer team is building internal HR automation flows and low-code apps using Dataverse. They need to manage environments, deploy solutions, and apply DLP to block risky connectors like Twitter. They need Power Platform Admin Center access with Environment Admin or Power Platform Admin roles.

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4. Role Assignment Best Practices

Scenario	Recommended Role	Admin Center
Manage company-wide email and Teams settings	Microsoft 365 Global Admin	M365 Admin Center
Deploy and monitor HR apps and approval flows	Power Platform Admin or Environment Admin	Power Platform Admin Center
Assign user licenses and monitor service health	M365 User Admin or Service Support Admin	M365 Admin Center
Set up new Dataverse environments for finance	Power Platform Admin	Power Platform Admin Center
Apply tenant-wide DLP blocking custom connectors	Power Platform Admin	Power Platform Admin Center

 

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5. Security Considerations
• Least Privilege Principle: Assign only the minimum required role for the job.
• Audit Logs: Both admin centers allow auditing of admin actions.
• Break Glass Account: Keep a dedicated Global Admin account with strong MFA as a last-resort backup.
• Role Group Separation: Avoid giving the same person full M365 and Power Platform roles unless absolutely required.

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Conclusion

While Microsoft 365 Admins and Power Platform Admins may seem similar, they serve distinct purposes within an enterprise. Assigning the correct access based on responsibilities ensures security, governance, and streamlined administration.

Organizations that leverage both Microsoft 365 and Power Platform extensively should ensure they have a defined admin strategy, including training, documentation, and role separation, to maximize productivity while minimizing risk.