1. A method for managing data associated with a data storage device, wherein the data storage device is coupled to multiple computers over a network, the method comprising: providing a user interface that accesses an index of data associated with the data storage device, wherein the user interface indicates that application data from the data storage device has been moved to an offsite location and is not accessible to the multiple computers over the network, and wherein the index has been updated to indicate the application data has moved to the offsite location; receiving, at the user interface, a query from a user, wherein the query includes at least one search parameter; and wherein the query is used to search the index of data associated with the data storage device for application data that matches the at least one received search parameter, providing to the user, via the user interface, information that identifies the application data at the offsite location matches the at least one search parameter of the query; receiving data for creating a data storage policy that specifies one or more data storage operations to be performed on the stored application data, wherein the data storage policy is created in part based on results obtained from the searching of the index, wherein the searching accesses the information and identifies matching application data from multiple computers and in multiple formats, and wherein the data storage policy is a data structure that includes a set of criteria used to perform storage operations; and, causing one or more data storage operations to be performed on the stored application data based on the data storage policy and based on the results obtained from the searching of the index.