Lifecycle support for storage objects

A method, comprising:

• determining a lifecycle policy for a storage object of a storage service, wherein the lifecycle policy comprises an indication of a lifecycle transition of the storage object, wherein the lifecycle transition comprises a transition from a first service level to a second service level, wherein the first service level and the second service level each, respectively, comprise at least one of:
• a durability level,
• an availability level,
• a performance level indicating expected latencies for storage operations, or
• any combination thereof;
• initiating a modification operation associated with the storage object in accordance with the lifecycle policy;
• verifying that the modification operation has succeeded;
• and
• providing, in response to a query, an indication of a current service level of the storage object.

A system, comprising:

• one or more processors;
• and
• a memory storing instructions that, when executed by the one or more processors, cause the one or more processors to:
• determine a lifecycle policy for a storage object of a storage service, wherein the lifecycle policy comprises an indication of a lifecycle transition of the storage object, wherein the lifecycle transition comprises a transition from a first service level to a second service level, wherein the first service level and the second service level each, respectively, comprise at least one of:
• a durability level,
• an availability level,
• a performance level indicating expected latencies for storage operations, or
• any combination thereof;
• initiate a modification operation associated with the storage object in accordance with the lifecycle policy;
• verify that the modification operation has succeeded;
• and
• provide, in response to a query, an indication of a current service level of the storage object.

A non-transitory, computer-readable storage medium storing instructions that, when executed by one or more processors, cause the one or more processors to:

• determine a lifecycle policy for a storage object of a storage service, wherein the lifecycle policy comprises an indication of a lifecycle transition of the storage object, wherein the lifecycle transition comprises a transition from a first service level to a second service level, wherein the first service level and the second service level each, respectively, comprise at least one of:
• a durability level indicating a probability of permanent data loss of the storage object,
• an availability level indicating an amount of time which the storage object is expected to be inaccessible over a particular time period,
• a performance level indicating expected latencies for storage operations,
• a replication level indicating a number of replicas of the storage object to be stored, or
• any combination thereof;
• initiate a modification operation associated with the storage object in accordance with the lifecycle policy;
• verify that the modification operation has succeeded;
• and
• provide, in response to a query, an indication of a current service level of the storage object.