CENTRALIZED GRAPHICAL USER INTERFACE AND ASSOCIATED METHODS AND SYSTEMS FOR A CENTRALIZED MANAGEMENT CENTER FOR MANAGING STORAGE SERVICES IN A NETWORKED STORAGE ENVIRONMENT

Methods and systems for a networked storage environment are provided. For example, a method includes interfacing by a management device with a plurality of management layers that communicate with a plurality of application plugins executed by a plurality of computing devices, where each application plugin is associated with an application for providing storage services for stored objects managed by a storage system for the plurality of applications; for managing the plurality of computing devices, presenting selectable options for adding an application plugin for a computing device, configuring the application plugin, migrating the application plugin from one location to another and placing the computing device in a maintenance mode; and providing a summary for a plurality of storage service operations and a data protection summary.