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# Workspace
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Workspace will be the top [namespace ](../group/index.md#namespaces ) for you to manage
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everything GitLab, including:
- Defining and applying settings to all of your groups, subgroups, and projects.
- Aggregating data from all your groups, subgroups, and projects.
Workspace will take many of the features from the
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[Admin Area ](../admin_area/index.md ) and will:
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- Enable a top namespace for GitLab.com.
- Eventually replace the instance level for self-managed installations.
Our goal is to reach feature parity between SaaS and self-managed installations, with one
exception: **Hardware Controls** will appear **only** on self-managed installations.
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NOTE:
Workspace is currently in development.
## Concept previews
The following provide a preview to the Workspace concept.
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