1. A storage system that stores data for a client component, the system comprising: a communication interface; a memory for storage of data received over the communication interface, the communication interface being configured to: receive a request to perform a memory access operation on the memory, the request being compliant with a memory access protocol; and perform the memory access operation on a portion of the memory in response to the request, the portion of the memory being included in a storage volume that is included in the memory; and observer logic configured to identify at least one attribute of the memory access operation and to perform an action related to the memory access operation in response to identification of the at least one attribute of the memory access operation, the communication interface being further configured to complete the memory access operation on the memory without waiting for the observer logic.