Systems and methods for efficient management of advanced functions in software defined storage systems

Provided are a computer program product, system, and method for efficient management of advanced functions in software defined storage systems. A data manager is provided that allows processes performing network functions to register to receive event notifications when another process performs a function causing a network event. A process that completes a network function causing a network event notifies the data manager that the network event occurred. The data manager uses a registration database to determine the processes to receive an event notification of the event and a transmits an event notification to the determined processes.