diff --git a/src/Microsoft.SqlTools.ServiceLayer/Admin/AdminService.cs b/src/Microsoft.SqlTools.ServiceLayer/Admin/AdminService.cs
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..13152390
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/Microsoft.SqlTools.ServiceLayer/Admin/AdminService.cs
@@ -0,0 +1,66 @@
+//
+// Copyright (c) Microsoft. All rights reserved.
+// Licensed under the MIT license. See LICENSE file in the project root for full license information.
+//
+
+using Microsoft.SqlTools.Hosting.Protocol;
+using Microsoft.SqlTools.ServiceLayer.Admin.Contracts;
+using Microsoft.SqlTools.ServiceLayer.Hosting;
+using Microsoft.SqlTools.ServiceLayer.SqlContext;
+using System;
+using System.Threading.Tasks;
+
+namespace Microsoft.SqlTools.ServiceLayer.Admin
+{
+    /// <summary>
+    /// Datasource admin task service class
+    /// </summary>
+    public class AdminService
+    {
+        private static readonly Lazy<AdminService> instance = new Lazy<AdminService>(() => new AdminService());
+
+        /// <summary>
+        /// Default, parameterless constructor.
+        /// </summary>
+        internal AdminService()
+        {
+        }
+
+        /// <summary>
+        /// Gets the singleton instance object
+        /// </summary>
+        public static AdminService Instance
+        {
+            get { return instance.Value; }
+        }
+
+        /// <summary>
+        /// Initializes the service instance
+        /// </summary>
+        public void InitializeService(ServiceHost serviceHost)
+        {
+            serviceHost.SetRequestHandler(CreateDatabaseRequest.Type, HandleCreateDatabaseRequest);
+            serviceHost.SetRequestHandler(CreateLoginRequest.Type, HandleCreateLoginRequest);
+        }
+
+        /// <summary>
+        /// Handles a create database request
+        /// </summary>
+        internal static async Task HandleCreateDatabaseRequest(
+            CreateDatabaseParams databaseParams,
+            RequestContext<CreateDatabaseResponse> requestContext)
+        {
+            await requestContext.SendResult(new CreateDatabaseResponse());
+        }
+
+        /// <summary>
+        /// Handles a create login request
+        /// </summary>
+        internal static async Task HandleCreateLoginRequest(
+            CreateLoginParams loginParams,
+            RequestContext<CreateLoginResponse> requestContext)
+        {
+            await requestContext.SendResult(new CreateLoginResponse());
+        }
+    }
+}
diff --git a/src/Microsoft.SqlTools.ServiceLayer/Admin/Contracts/CreateDatabaseRequest.cs b/src/Microsoft.SqlTools.ServiceLayer/Admin/Contracts/CreateDatabaseRequest.cs
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..d223bc88
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/Microsoft.SqlTools.ServiceLayer/Admin/Contracts/CreateDatabaseRequest.cs
@@ -0,0 +1,34 @@
+//
+// Copyright (c) Microsoft. All rights reserved.
+// Licensed under the MIT license. See LICENSE file in the project root for full license information.
+//
+
+using Microsoft.SqlTools.Hosting.Protocol.Contracts;
+using System;
+using System.Collections.Generic;
+using System.Linq;
+using System.Threading.Tasks;
+
+namespace Microsoft.SqlTools.ServiceLayer.Admin.Contracts
+{
+    public class CreateDatabaseParams
+    {
+        public string OwnerUri { get; set; }
+
+        public DatabaseInfo DatabaseInfo { get; set; }
+    }
+
+    public class CreateDatabaseResponse
+    {
+        public bool Result { get; set;  }
+
+        public int TaskId { get; set;  }
+    }
+
+    public class CreateDatabaseRequest
+    {
+        public static readonly
+            RequestType<CreateDatabaseParams, CreateDatabaseResponse> Type =
+                RequestType<CreateDatabaseParams, CreateDatabaseResponse>.Create("admin/createdatabase");
+    }
+}
diff --git a/src/Microsoft.SqlTools.ServiceLayer/Admin/Contracts/CreateLoginRequest.cs b/src/Microsoft.SqlTools.ServiceLayer/Admin/Contracts/CreateLoginRequest.cs
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..49688b85
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/Microsoft.SqlTools.ServiceLayer/Admin/Contracts/CreateLoginRequest.cs
@@ -0,0 +1,30 @@
+//
+// Copyright (c) Microsoft. All rights reserved.
+// Licensed under the MIT license. See LICENSE file in the project root for full license information.
+//
+
+using Microsoft.SqlTools.Hosting.Protocol.Contracts;
+
+namespace Microsoft.SqlTools.ServiceLayer.Admin.Contracts
+{
+    public class CreateLoginParams
+    {
+        public string OwnerUri { get; set; }
+
+        public LoginInfo DatabaseInfo { get; set; }
+    }
+
+    public class CreateLoginResponse
+    {
+        public bool Result { get; set; }
+
+        public int TaskId { get; set; }
+    }
+
+    public class CreateLoginRequest
+    {
+        public static readonly
+            RequestType<CreateLoginParams, CreateLoginResponse> Type =
+                RequestType<CreateLoginParams, CreateLoginResponse>.Create("admin/createlogin");
+    }
+}
diff --git a/src/Microsoft.SqlTools.ServiceLayer/Admin/Contracts/DatabaseInfo.cs b/src/Microsoft.SqlTools.ServiceLayer/Admin/Contracts/DatabaseInfo.cs
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..8579f8f8
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/Microsoft.SqlTools.ServiceLayer/Admin/Contracts/DatabaseInfo.cs
@@ -0,0 +1,12 @@
+//
+// Copyright (c) Microsoft. All rights reserved.
+// Licensed under the MIT license. See LICENSE file in the project root for full license information.
+//
+
+namespace Microsoft.SqlTools.ServiceLayer.Admin.Contracts
+{
+    public class DatabaseInfo
+    {
+        public string Name { get; set; }
+    }
+}
diff --git a/src/Microsoft.SqlTools.ServiceLayer/Admin/Contracts/LoginInfo.cs b/src/Microsoft.SqlTools.ServiceLayer/Admin/Contracts/LoginInfo.cs
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..6ac62d77
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/Microsoft.SqlTools.ServiceLayer/Admin/Contracts/LoginInfo.cs
@@ -0,0 +1,12 @@
+//
+// Copyright (c) Microsoft. All rights reserved.
+// Licensed under the MIT license. See LICENSE file in the project root for full license information.
+//
+
+namespace Microsoft.SqlTools.ServiceLayer.Admin.Contracts
+{
+    public class LoginInfo
+    {
+        public string Name { get; set; }
+    }
+}
diff --git a/src/Microsoft.SqlTools.ServiceLayer/DisasterRecovery/Contracts/BackupInfo.cs b/src/Microsoft.SqlTools.ServiceLayer/DisasterRecovery/Contracts/BackupInfo.cs
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..d54009c8
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/Microsoft.SqlTools.ServiceLayer/DisasterRecovery/Contracts/BackupInfo.cs
@@ -0,0 +1,12 @@
+//
+// Copyright (c) Microsoft. All rights reserved.
+// Licensed under the MIT license. See LICENSE file in the project root for full license information.
+//
+
+namespace Microsoft.SqlTools.ServiceLayer.DisasterRecovery.Contracts
+{    
+    public class BackupInfo
+    {
+        public string BackupType { get; set; }
+    }
+}
diff --git a/src/Microsoft.SqlTools.ServiceLayer/DisasterRecovery/Contracts/BackupRequest.cs b/src/Microsoft.SqlTools.ServiceLayer/DisasterRecovery/Contracts/BackupRequest.cs
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..981bce84
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/Microsoft.SqlTools.ServiceLayer/DisasterRecovery/Contracts/BackupRequest.cs
@@ -0,0 +1,30 @@
+//
+// Copyright (c) Microsoft. All rights reserved.
+// Licensed under the MIT license. See LICENSE file in the project root for full license information.
+//
+
+using Microsoft.SqlTools.Hosting.Protocol.Contracts;
+
+namespace Microsoft.SqlTools.ServiceLayer.DisasterRecovery.Contracts
+{
+    public class BackupParams
+    {
+        public string OwnerUri { get; set; }
+
+        public BackupInfo BackupInfo { get; set; }
+    }
+
+    public class BackupResponse
+    {
+        public bool Result { get; set; }
+
+        public int TaskId { get; set; }
+    }
+
+    public class BackupRequest
+    {
+        public static readonly
+            RequestType<BackupParams, BackupResponse> Type =
+                RequestType<BackupParams, BackupResponse>.Create("disasterrecovery/backup");
+    }
+}
diff --git a/src/Microsoft.SqlTools.ServiceLayer/DisasterRecovery/DisasterRecoveryService.cs b/src/Microsoft.SqlTools.ServiceLayer/DisasterRecovery/DisasterRecoveryService.cs
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..7b070272
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/Microsoft.SqlTools.ServiceLayer/DisasterRecovery/DisasterRecoveryService.cs
@@ -0,0 +1,52 @@
+//
+// Copyright (c) Microsoft. All rights reserved.
+// Licensed under the MIT license. See LICENSE file in the project root for full license information.
+//
+
+using Microsoft.SqlTools.Hosting.Protocol;
+using Microsoft.SqlTools.ServiceLayer.DisasterRecovery.Contracts;
+using Microsoft.SqlTools.ServiceLayer.Hosting;
+using Microsoft.SqlTools.ServiceLayer.SqlContext;
+using System;
+using System.Threading.Tasks;
+
+namespace Microsoft.SqlTools.ServiceLayer.DisasterRecovery
+{
+    public class DisasterRecoveryService
+    {
+        private static readonly Lazy<DisasterRecoveryService> instance = new Lazy<DisasterRecoveryService>(() => new DisasterRecoveryService());
+
+        /// <summary>
+        /// Default, parameterless constructor.
+        /// </summary>
+        internal DisasterRecoveryService()
+        {
+        }
+
+        /// <summary>
+        /// Gets the singleton instance object
+        /// </summary>
+        public static DisasterRecoveryService Instance
+        {
+            get { return instance.Value; }
+        }
+
+        /// <summary>
+        /// Initializes the service instance
+        /// </summary>
+        public void InitializeService(ServiceHost serviceHost   )
+        {
+            serviceHost.SetRequestHandler(BackupRequest.Type, HandleBackupRequest);
+        }
+
+        /// <summary>
+        /// Handles a backup request
+        /// </summary>
+        internal static async Task HandleBackupRequest(
+            BackupParams backupParams,
+            RequestContext<BackupResponse> requestContext)
+        {
+            await requestContext.SendResult(new BackupResponse());
+        }
+    }
+}
diff --git a/src/Microsoft.SqlTools.ServiceLayer/HostLoader.cs b/src/Microsoft.SqlTools.ServiceLayer/HostLoader.cs
index a69eec00..49325883 100644
--- a/src/Microsoft.SqlTools.ServiceLayer/HostLoader.cs
+++ b/src/Microsoft.SqlTools.ServiceLayer/HostLoader.cs
@@ -6,12 +6,14 @@ using Microsoft.SqlTools.Credentials;
 using Microsoft.SqlTools.Extensibility;
 using Microsoft.SqlTools.Hosting;
 using Microsoft.SqlTools.Hosting.Protocol;
+using Microsoft.SqlTools.ServiceLayer.Admin;
 using Microsoft.SqlTools.ServiceLayer.Connection;
+using Microsoft.SqlTools.ServiceLayer.DisasterRecovery;
 using Microsoft.SqlTools.ServiceLayer.EditData;
 using Microsoft.SqlTools.ServiceLayer.Hosting;
 using Microsoft.SqlTools.ServiceLayer.LanguageServices;
 using Microsoft.SqlTools.ServiceLayer.Metadata;
-using Microsoft.SqlTools.ServiceLayer.ObjectExplorer;
+using Microsoft.SqlTools.ServiceLayer.ObjectExplorer;
 using Microsoft.SqlTools.ServiceLayer.QueryExecution;
 using Microsoft.SqlTools.ServiceLayer.Scripting;
 using Microsoft.SqlTools.ServiceLayer.SqlContext;
@@ -85,6 +87,12 @@ namespace Microsoft.SqlTools.ServiceLayer
             ScriptingService.Instance.InitializeService(serviceHost);
             serviceProvider.RegisterSingleService(ScriptingService.Instance);
 
+            AdminService.Instance.InitializeService(serviceHost);
+            serviceProvider.RegisterSingleService(AdminService.Instance);
+
+            DisasterRecoveryService.Instance.InitializeService(serviceHost);
+            serviceProvider.RegisterSingleService(DisasterRecoveryService.Instance);
+
             InitializeHostedServices(serviceProvider, serviceHost);
             serviceHost.ServiceProvider = serviceProvider;
 
diff --git a/src/Microsoft.SqlTools.ServiceLayer/TaskServices/Contracts/ListTasksRequest.cs b/src/Microsoft.SqlTools.ServiceLayer/TaskServices/Contracts/ListTasksRequest.cs
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..5bcb0e07
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/Microsoft.SqlTools.ServiceLayer/TaskServices/Contracts/ListTasksRequest.cs
@@ -0,0 +1,31 @@
+//
+// Copyright (c) Microsoft. All rights reserved.
+// Licensed under the MIT license. See LICENSE file in the project root for full license information.
+//
+
+using Microsoft.SqlTools.Hosting.Protocol.Contracts;
+using System;
+using System.Collections.Generic;
+using System.Linq;
+using System.Threading.Tasks;
+
+namespace Microsoft.SqlTools.ServiceLayer.TaskServices.Contracts
+{
+
+    public class ListTasksParams
+    {
+        bool ListActiveTasksOnly { get; set; }        
+    }
+
+    public class ListTasksResponse
+    {
+        TaskInfo[] Tasks { get; set; }
+    }
+
+    public class ListTasksRequest
+    {
+        public static readonly
+            RequestType<ListTasksParams, ListTasksResponse> Type =
+                RequestType<ListTasksParams, ListTasksResponse>.Create("tasks/listtasks");
+    }
+}
diff --git a/src/Microsoft.SqlTools.ServiceLayer/TaskServices/Contracts/TaskInfo.cs b/src/Microsoft.SqlTools.ServiceLayer/TaskServices/Contracts/TaskInfo.cs
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..47f2a59b
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/Microsoft.SqlTools.ServiceLayer/TaskServices/Contracts/TaskInfo.cs
@@ -0,0 +1,21 @@
+using System;
+using System.Collections.Generic;
+using System.Linq;
+using System.Threading.Tasks;
+
+namespace Microsoft.SqlTools.ServiceLayer.TaskServices.Contracts
+{
+    public enum TaskState
+    {
+        NotStarted = 0,
+        Running = 1,
+        Complete = 2
+    }
+
+    public class TaskInfo
+    {
+        public int TaskId { get; set;  }
+
+        public TaskState State { get;  set; }
+    }
+}
diff --git a/src/Microsoft.SqlTools.ServiceLayer/TaskServices/TaskService.cs b/src/Microsoft.SqlTools.ServiceLayer/TaskServices/TaskService.cs
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..a0156c20
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/Microsoft.SqlTools.ServiceLayer/TaskServices/TaskService.cs
@@ -0,0 +1,52 @@
+//
+// Copyright (c) Microsoft. All rights reserved.
+// Licensed under the MIT license. See LICENSE file in the project root for full license information.
+//
+
+using Microsoft.SqlTools.Hosting.Protocol;
+using Microsoft.SqlTools.ServiceLayer.Hosting;
+using Microsoft.SqlTools.ServiceLayer.SqlContext;
+using Microsoft.SqlTools.ServiceLayer.TaskServices.Contracts;
+using System;
+using System.Threading.Tasks;
+
+namespace Microsoft.SqlTools.ServiceLayer.TaskServices
+{
+    public class TaskService
+    {
+        private static readonly Lazy<TaskService> instance = new Lazy<TaskService>(() => new TaskService());
+
+        /// <summary>
+        /// Default, parameterless constructor.
+        /// </summary>
+        internal TaskService()
+        {
+        }
+
+        /// <summary>
+        /// Gets the singleton instance object
+        /// </summary>
+        public static TaskService Instance
+        {
+            get { return instance.Value; }
+        }
+
+        /// <summary>
+        /// Initializes the service instance
+        /// </summary>
+        public void InitializeService(ServiceHost serviceHost, SqlToolsContext context)
+        {
+            serviceHost.SetRequestHandler(ListTasksRequest.Type, HandleListTasksRequest);
+        }
+
+        /// <summary>
+        /// Handles a list tasks request
+        /// </summary>
+        internal static async Task HandleListTasksRequest(
+            ListTasksParams listTasksParams,
+            RequestContext<ListTasksResponse> requestContext)
+        {
+            await requestContext.SendResult(new ListTasksResponse());
+        }
+    }
+}
diff --git a/test/Microsoft.SqlTools.ServiceLayer.UnitTests/Admin/CreateDatabaseTests.cs b/test/Microsoft.SqlTools.ServiceLayer.UnitTests/Admin/CreateDatabaseTests.cs
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..3cc64b49
--- /dev/null
+++ b/test/Microsoft.SqlTools.ServiceLayer.UnitTests/Admin/CreateDatabaseTests.cs
@@ -0,0 +1,16 @@
+//
+// Copyright (c) Microsoft. All rights reserved.
+// Licensed under the MIT license. See LICENSE file in the project root for full license information.
+//
+
+using System;
+using System.Collections.Generic;
+using System.Linq;
+using System.Threading.Tasks;
+
+namespace Microsoft.SqlTools.ServiceLayer.UnitTests.Admin
+{
+    public class CreateDatabaseTests
+    {
+    }
+}
diff --git a/test/Microsoft.SqlTools.ServiceLayer.UnitTests/Admin/CreateLoginTests.cs b/test/Microsoft.SqlTools.ServiceLayer.UnitTests/Admin/CreateLoginTests.cs
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..c4716a95
--- /dev/null
+++ b/test/Microsoft.SqlTools.ServiceLayer.UnitTests/Admin/CreateLoginTests.cs
@@ -0,0 +1,16 @@
+//
+// Copyright (c) Microsoft. All rights reserved.
+// Licensed under the MIT license. See LICENSE file in the project root for full license information.
+//
+
+using System;
+using System.Collections.Generic;
+using System.Linq;
+using System.Threading.Tasks;
+
+namespace Microsoft.SqlTools.ServiceLayer.UnitTests.Admin
+{
+    public class CreateLoginTests
+    {
+    }
+}
diff --git a/test/Microsoft.SqlTools.ServiceLayer.UnitTests/DisasterRecovery/BackupTests.cs b/test/Microsoft.SqlTools.ServiceLayer.UnitTests/DisasterRecovery/BackupTests.cs
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..dfc44e85
--- /dev/null
+++ b/test/Microsoft.SqlTools.ServiceLayer.UnitTests/DisasterRecovery/BackupTests.cs
@@ -0,0 +1,16 @@
+//
+// Copyright (c) Microsoft. All rights reserved.
+// Licensed under the MIT license. See LICENSE file in the project root for full license information.
+//
+
+using System;
+using System.Collections.Generic;
+using System.Linq;
+using System.Threading.Tasks;
+
+namespace Microsoft.SqlTools.ServiceLayer.UnitTests.DisasterRecovery
+{
+    public class BackupTests
+    {
+    }
+}