Accessing data previously migrated to a cloud

A non-transitory computer readable medium containing software that, when executed by one or more processors, accesses a portion of data that was previously migrated from a storage device to a cloud service, the software comprising:

• executable code that initiates a recall of the data from the cloud service in response to the data residing entirely on the cloud service;
• executable code that determines if the portion of the data is stored on the storage device;
• executable code that retrieves cloud objects from the cloud service corresponding to the portion of the data in response to the portion of the data being unavailable on the storage device, wherein the portion corresponds to data that is expected to be used based on detecting a discernable pattern with respect to how the data is being accessed;
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• executable code that enables a host to access the portion of the data on the storage device while cloud objects corresponding to other portions of the data are being transferred from the cloud service to the storage device as part of the recall.