FACILITATING MANAGEMENT OF RESOURCES
First Claim
1. An apparatus for facilitating management of resources, comprising:
- a facilitating unit configured tocollect software and hardware resources, wherein a portion of the software and hardware resources are available to a user;
store information associated with the collected resources;
present the information associated with the collected resources to the user;
receive a resource allocation request from the user;
configure the requested resources based on the resource allocation request; and
allocate the configured resources to the user.
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Abstract
Embodiments of the present disclosure provide an apparatus and method for facilitating management of resources. The apparatus configured to collect all software and hardware resources available to a user; store information associated with the collected resources; present the information associated with the collected resources to the user and receive a resource allocation request from the user; and configure resources based on the resource allocation request; allocate the configured resources to the user. By means of the present disclosure, it is possible to achieve one-stop-shop resource query, fully automated resource configuration, reduced costs for maintenance and/or precise instructions for resource expansion.
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19 Claims
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1. An apparatus for facilitating management of resources, comprising:
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a facilitating unit configured to collect software and hardware resources, wherein a portion of the software and hardware resources are available to a user; store information associated with the collected resources; present the information associated with the collected resources to the user; receive a resource allocation request from the user; configure the requested resources based on the resource allocation request; and allocate the configured resources to the user. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9)
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10. A method for facilitating management of resources, comprising:
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collecting software resources and hardware resources, wherein a portion of the software resources and the hardware resources are available to a user; storing information associated with the collected resources; presenting the information associated with the collected resources to the user; receiving a resource allocation request from the user; configuring requested resources based on the resource allocation request; and allocating the configured resources to the user. - View Dependent Claims (11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18)
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19. A computer program product for facilitating management of resources, the computer program product being tangibly stored on a non-transient computer-readable medium and comprising machine executable instructions which, when executed, cause the machine to:
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collect software resources and hardware resources, wherein a portion of the software resources and hardware resources are available to a user; store information associated with the collected resources; present the information associated with the collected resources to the user; receive a resource allocation request from the user; configure requested resources based on the resource allocation request; and allocate the configured resources to the user.
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