1. A method comprising: receiving, by a processor, an identification of a set of cloud-populated data to be transported from a set of host storage clouds to at least one target data store; identifying, by the processor, a data transport pathway from the set of host storage clouds to the at least one target data store, wherein the data transport pathway comprises a dedicated reverse staging connection between the set of host storage clouds and the at least one target data store; and initiating, by the processor, the transport of the set of cloud-populated data to the at least one target data store in view of a set of de-population commands.