Abstract: A system, an apparatus, and a method for cloud resource allocation are provided. The cloud resource allocation system includes a plurality of worker nodes and a master node. The master node includes: an orchestrator configured to: obtain multiple node resource information respectively reported by a plurality the worker nodes through a resource manager; and parse a job profile of a job request obtained from the waiting queue through the job scheduler and decide to execute a direct resource allocation or a preemptive indirect resource allocation for a job to be handled requested by the job request based on the node resource information and the job profile.