A service management system in a federated system having a first and a second independently administered data service systems is described. The service management system includes a service manager that provides selective management data of the second data service system to the first data service system in accordance with a predetermined service level agreement between the first and second data service systems without giving the first data service system complete access to the second data service system. A method of selectively providing management data from one independently administered data service system to another independently administered data service system is also described.