admin-overview.md

copyright	years 2021, 2024
lastupdated	2024-12-20
subcollection	watson-assistant

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Administering your instance

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Topics that cover tasks and areas in administering your instance of {{site.data.keyword.conversationfull}}. {: shortdesc}

Topic	Description
Managing access	You can give other people access to your {{site.data.keyword.conversationshort}} instance and resources, and control the level of access they get.
Managing your plan	A {{site.data.keyword.conversationshort}} plan information reference and steps on upgrading your plan.
Activity log	Use the activity log to track changes. It gives you visibility into the modifications that are made to your assistant.
Activity tracking	As a security officer, auditor, or manager, you can use the activity tracking to see how users and applications interact with {{site.data.keyword.conversationshort}}.
Securing your assistant	Data privacy, security, and governance solutions.
Backing up and restoring data	Back up and restore your data by downloading, and then uploading the data.
Deleting an instance of the service{: external}	You can delete an instance of the service from your account.
High availability and disaster recovery	{{site.data.keyword.conversationshort}} is highly available within multiple {{site.data.keyword.cloud}} locations (for example, Dallas and Washington, DC). However, recovering from potential disasters that affect an entire location requires planning and preparation.
Failover options	Actions that you can take to increase the availability of {{site.data.keyword.conversationshort}} for your organization.
Adding support for global audiences	{{site.data.keyword.conversationshort}} supports individual features to varying degrees per language.
Switching between new and classic experiences	You can easily switch back and forth between {{site.data.keyword.conversationshort}} and the classic experience.
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