1. A method for managing electronic data in a data storage network, the method comprising: receiving a classification criteria that identifies at least one property associated with one or more data objects; monitoring a plurality of data interactions involving at least one application and the one or more data objects; determining, from the data interactions, select data interactions that satisfy the classification criteria, each select data interaction being indicative of changes to the properties associated with the one or more data objects; and maintaining a metabase based at least in part on the select data interactions, the metabase storing at least the properties of the one or more data objects.