IBM Tivoli® Service Automation Manager enables users to request, deploy, monitor and manage cloud computing services. It also provides traceable approvals and processes. Lowers cost of service delivery through automation and reduced skill requirements. Deploys IT services faster to meet the increased need for development, test, preproduction and production systems. Delivers a higher degree of standardization and automation for deployment and management of IT services while reserving skilled IT staff members’ time for other high-value tasks. Provides traceable processes and approval routings to serve as audit trails, and integrates with process governance. Offers an integrated management capability that addresses the lifecycle changes of a cloud service. Provides adaptable and automated best practices for building and managing IT infrastructures. A structure built upon Tivoli's service management platform, leveraging existing investments in service management capabilities. Integrates with IBM WebSphere® CloudBurst to speed the delivery of WebSphere-based services. Operating systems supported: Linux. Two New extensions for TSAM 7.2.2 offer Cloud Cost Management and StaaS (Storage as a Service) life cycle management capabilities.