1. A method for policy-based data tiering using a cloud architecture, the method comprising: obtaining, by a storage platform computing apparatus, a lifecycle management policy and configuration information for a cloud repository identified in the lifecycle management policy in response to a received write request, the configuration information including at least one access parameter for the cloud repository; applying, by the storage platform computing apparatus, the lifecycle management policy to determine when an object is required to be replicated to the cloud repository; generating, by the storage platform computing apparatus, a request to store the object in the cloud repository, when the object is determined to be required to be stored in the cloud repository, wherein the request includes the access parameter; and sending, by the storage platform computing apparatus, the request to the cloud repository using a representational state transfer (REST) interface associated with the cloud repository.