1. A method for scheduling storage operations on a cloud storage site, comprising: determining a current capacity of the cloud storage site by accessing information relating to at least one of: a capacity policy, a scheduled job, a quoted job, one or more queued requests, and a quotation policy that includes a set of preferences and criteria associated with generating a quote in response to auction client requests; receiving multiple new requests for cloud storage from one or more auction clients; identifying one or more winning requests that will receive responsive quotes by evaluating pending requests by applying preferences and criteria specified in the accessed quotation policy, wherein pending requests comprise the received new requests and the one or more queued requests; generating one or more responsive quotes for winning requests by applying preferences and criteria specified in the accessed quotation policy, wherein the responsive quotes include one or more pricing values; sending the one or more responsive quotes to one or more auction clients; and receiving from one or more auction clients an indication of acceptance of one or more responsive quotes.