1. A system for monitoring services in a composite service, the system comprising a plurality of modules, each module comprising instructions retained on at least one machine-readable storage medium, that when executed by a machine perform identified operations, wherein the modules comprise: an accounting engine configured to monitor operation of a service in the composite service and to generate statistics for resource consumption of at least one component of the service within the composite service, wherein the statistics correspond to resource consumption of a system resource over time; a monitoring unit configured to monitor a parameter of the at least one component; and a reporting unit configured to receive the statistics from the accounting engine and to generate a presentation format for the statistics.