Method and system for intelligent storage management

A method for managing storage objects, comprising:

• receiving user input specifying a policy, the policy associating at least one target storage object, a condition, and an action;
• detecting that the condition has been satisfied by the at least one target storage object;
• and
• performing the action on the target storage object upon detection of the condition.

An article of manufacture comprising a computer-readable medium having stored thereon instructions adapted to be executed by a processor, the instructions which, when executed, define a series of steps to be used to control a method for storage management, said steps comprising:

• receiving user input specifying a policy, the policy associating at least one target storage object, a condition, and an action;
• detecting that the condition has been satisfied by the at least one target storage object;
• and
• performing the action on the target storage object upon detection of the condition.