Efficient caching and configuration for retrieving data from a storage system

Abstract

Described is a system and method that provides a mechanism for retrieving data from a storage system using one or more techniques. These techniques may be used in a storage configuration that stores backup or recovery data that may be retrieved by an application agent (e.g. intermediary service) in response to a query from a first device (e.g. client device). When data is stored as backup or recovery data, configurations often employ more cost effective (e.g. lower performance) storage solutions. Accordingly, in order to improve retrieval performance, the system may efficiently cache data. For example, the system may store search data from previous queries in a cache associated with the application agent (e.g. local storage) such that subsequent queries may be fulfilled, at least partially, by searching the cached search data instead of the data residing on the remote backup or recovery storage system.