PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To use resources provided from different sources by easily combining the resources.;SOLUTION: An inter-cloud server 100 collects availability information indicating the availability of resources and usage information indicating the usage of the resources from each management device providing a different type of resources 400. The inter-cloud server 100 analyzes the collected usage information together with each different type of resources so as to determine whether resources already allocated are sufficient. When determining that the resources are insufficient, the inter-cloud server 100 checks different types of available resources indicated by the availability information all together and determines resource allocation for adding resources from among the available resources. When determining that extra resources are available, the server determines resource allocation for releasing resources being used and indicated by the usage information. A resource management server outputs the determined resource allocation.;COPYRIGHT: (C)2012,JPO&INPIT
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