1. At a server on a data network, a method of collecting data representative of storage utilizations by applications executing at several computing devices across said data network, the method comprising: (a) dispatching query requests from said server, to each of said several computing devices, at least one query request indicative of storage utilization information requested from an application at said each of said several computing devices; (b) receiving responses from said computing devices, at least one of said responses including requested storage utilization information provided by an application at said each of said several computing devices; (c) storing said requested utilization data at said server for processing.