1. An apparatus for managing resources over a network, comprising: a transceiver to send and receive data over the network; and a processor that is operative to enable actions for: receiving an aggregation request for at least one resource from a requestor, wherein the aggregation request is arranged in a global format; employing a credential associated with the aggregation request to enable access to the at least one resource from at least one of a plurality of resources using a global resource identification scheme; transforming the retrieved at least one resource into a resource set that is accessible to the requestor; and providing the requestor with access to the resource set.