11. A non-transitory computer-readable storage medium whose contents cause a computer system to perform a method for scheduling storage operations on a cloud storage site, the method comprising: receiving multiple new requests for cloud storage from one or more clients, wherein the multiple new requests each include a request for data storage, and wherein the multiple new requests each include information associated with the data storage requested; determining a current capacity of the cloud storage site, wherein the current capacity of the cloud storage site is determined based at least in part on: (i) a capacity policy, wherein the capacity policy specifies preferences and criteria associated with allocating system resources for the cloud storage site, and (ii) at least one of: a quotation policy, wherein the quotation policy includes a set of preferences and criteria associated with generating a quote in response to received client requests, and a scheduled job, wherein the scheduled job is associated with a quote for cloud storage accepted by a client, a quoted job, wherein the quoted job is associated with a quote for cloud storage provided to a client, and queued requests, wherein queued requests include requests by clients for cloud storage for which the respective clients have not been provided a quote; identifying one or more approved requests, wherein the one or more approved requests are identified from pending requests based at least in part on preferences and criteria specified in the accessed quotation policy and the current capacity, wherein pending requests comprise the received multiple new requests and queued requests; generating a responsive quote for each approved request, wherein the responsive quotes are generated based at least in part on preferences and criteria specified in the accessed quotation policy, and, wherein each responsive quote includes one or more pricing values; sending a generated responsive quote to a client associated with an approved request that the responsive quote was generated for; and receiving from the client that was sent the generated responsive quote an indication of acceptance of the generated responsive quote.
11. A non-transitory computer-readable storage medium whose contents cause a computer system to perform a method for scheduling storage operations on a cloud storage site, the method comprising: receiving multiple new requests for cloud storage from one or more clients, wherein the multiple new requests each include a request for data storage, and wherein the multiple new requests each include information associated with the data storage requested; determining a current capacity of the cloud storage site, wherein the current capacity of the cloud storage site is determined based at least in part on: (i) a capacity policy, wherein the capacity policy specifies preferences and criteria associated with allocating system resources for the cloud storage site, and (ii) at least one of: a quotation policy, wherein the quotation policy includes a set of preferences and criteria associated with generating a quote in response to received client requests, and a scheduled job, wherein the scheduled job is associated with a quote for cloud storage accepted by a client, a quoted job, wherein the quoted job is associated with a quote for cloud storage provided to a client, and queued requests, wherein queued requests include requests by clients for cloud storage for which the respective clients have not been provided a quote; identifying one or more approved requests, wherein the one or more approved requests are identified from pending requests based at least in part on preferences and criteria specified in the accessed quotation policy and the current capacity, wherein pending requests comprise the received multiple new requests and queued requests; generating a responsive quote for each approved request, wherein the responsive quotes are generated based at least in part on preferences and criteria specified in the accessed quotation policy, and, wherein each responsive quote includes one or more pricing values; sending a generated responsive quote to a client associated with an approved request that the responsive quote was generated for; and receiving from the client that was sent the generated responsive quote an indication of acceptance of the generated responsive quote. 13. The non-transitory computer-readable storage medium of claim 11 , further comprising determining system resources required for storage operations already scheduled or quoted.