Native pipeline element abstract support in storage system

A storage system comprising:

• a data object processing pipeline;
• a memory;
• and
• processing circuitry configured to execute program instructions out of the memory to:
• ingest, by the data object processing pipeline, a plurality of data objects from a computer or computerized device communicably coupled to the storage system;
• process the plurality of data objects at a series of pipeline elements of the data object processing pipeline;
• and
• provide the plurality of processed data objects from the storage system to the same computer or computerized device or other computer or computerized device communicably coupled to the storage system for subsequent use or analysis.

A computer program product including a set of non-transitory, computer-readable media having instructions that, when executed by processing circuitry, cause the processing circuitry to perform a method comprising:

• ingesting, by a data object processing pipeline of a storage system, a plurality of data objects from a computer or computerized device communicably coupled to the storage system;
• processing the plurality of data objects at a series of pipeline elements of the data object processing pipeline;
• and
• providing the plurality of processed data objects from the storage system to the same computer or computerized device or other computer or computerized device communicably coupled to the storage system for subsequent use or analysis.