Cloud based interface for protecting and managing data stored in networked storage systems

A non-transitory computer-readable storage medium containing program instructions, wherein execution of the program instructions by one or more processors of a computer causes the one or more processors to perform steps comprising:

• deploying a storage service user interface (“SSUI”), the SSUI being configured to provision storage for an application to store a storage object using a cloud volume presented by a cloud layer;
• initiating, by the SSUI, a storage service operation selected from a backup operation, a restore operation and a cloning operation associated with the storage object;
• deploying, by the SSUI, an SSUI agent within a connector module in the cloud layer for interfacing with a storage micro-service layer offered by the cloud layer to execute the storage service operation, wherein the connector module stores credentials for authenticating the application to use the storage micro-service layer;
• tracking, by the SSUI, a protection status of the storage object for the application;
• and
• generating, by the SSUI, an overview of the application, wherein the overview includes the protection status of the storage object for the application.

A system comprising:

• a memory;
• and
• one or more processors coupled to the memory, the one or more processors configured to execute machine executable code to;
• deploy a storage service user interface (“SSUI”), the SSUI being configured to provision storage for an application to store a storage object using a cloud volume presented by a cloud layer;
• initiate, by the SSUI, a storage service operation selected from a backup operation, a restore operation and a cloning operation associated with the storage object;
• deploy, by the SSUI, an SSUI agent within a connector module in the cloud layer for interfacing with a storage micro-service layer offered by the cloud layer to execute the storage service operation, wherein the connector module stores credentials for authenticating the application to use the storage micro-service layer;
• track, by the SSUI, a protection status of the storage object for the application;
• and
• generate, by the SSUI, an overview of the application, wherein the overview includes the protection status of the storage object for the application.