1. A method for grouping networked storage backup devices, the method comprising: creating a first group of networked backup devices; associating with one or more computer processors the first group with a first schedule of storage operations; creating a second group of networked backup devices; associating with one or more computer processors the second group with a second schedule of storage operations; and assigning at least a first backup device associated with the first group to both the first group and the second group, wherein the first backup device inherits the second schedule of storage operations associated with the second group while retaining the first schedule of storage operations associated with the first group, and in the event the first schedule of storage operations associated with the first group conflicts with a second schedule of storage operations associated the second group, the schedule of storage operations associated with a higher priority controls.