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.