Prioritizing data replication packets in cloud environment

A method comprising:

• identifying storage attributes of a storage location of a private cloud;
• embedding a priority tag into a replication request to replicate data to a public cloud based on the identified storage attributes of the storage location of the private cloud;
• and
• transmitting the tagged replication request from the private cloud to the public cloud based on a bandwidth assigned to the embedded priority tag.

A non-transitory computer-readable medium comprising instructions which when executed by a processor cause a computer to perform a method comprising:

• identifying storage attributes of a storage location of a private cloud;
• embedding a priority tag into a replication request to replicate data to a public cloud based on the identified storage attributes of the storage location of the private cloud;
• and
• transmitting the tagged replication request from the private cloud to the public cloud based on a bandwidth assigned to the embedded priority tag.

An apparatus comprising:

• a processor configured to
• identify current bandwidth parameters assigned to a plurality of priority tags,
• select a priority tag based on priority attributes of a request to write data to a storage location of a private cloud and the current bandwidth parameters assigned to the plurality of tags, and
• a network interface configured to transmit a replication request from the private cloud to a public cloud based on current bandwidth parameters assigned to the selected priority tag.