Abstract: In a method 500 of controlling cloud services a single cloud services controller system 110 presents a plurality of cloud services portals 205 for facilitating self-service interaction. The plurality of cloud services portals 205 that are presented include: a consumer services portal 205-1, a design services portal 205-2, an administrative services portal 205-3, an operations management services portal 205-4, and a business management services portal 205-n. Based upon interaction received via one or more of the cloud services portals 205, an instantiation of resources 260 with which to provide a requested cloud-based service is determined. The instantiation of resources 260 is actuated in a data center 130 via interaction with existing data center management capabilities 131 to affect implementation of the requested cloud-based service within the data center 130.

Abstract: Methods, systems, and computer program products are provided for information technology (IT) services lifecycle management. A services architecture provides a plurality of services that are capable of being ordered. A design service captures declarative specifications of services as service models. A catalog service receives the service model and combines the service models into a plurality of service offerings to provide a catalog of orderable services. An order configuration service receives an order for at least one orderable service selectable from the catalog of orderable services. An order processing service instantiates the at least one orderable service in two phases, thereby generating an instantiated ordered service. An order fulfillment service fulfills the order in accordance with the instantiated ordered service.