diff --git a/Utils/Dataflow/pyDKB/common/misc.py b/Utils/Dataflow/pyDKB/common/misc.py
index 08a7e8963..407241712 100644
--- a/Utils/Dataflow/pyDKB/common/misc.py
+++ b/Utils/Dataflow/pyDKB/common/misc.py
@@ -7,12 +7,16 @@
 import sys
 import inspect
 from datetime import datetime
+import importlib
 
 from types import logLevel
 
 # Datetime format for log messages
 DTFORMAT = '%Y-%m-%d %H:%M:%S'
 
+# Special value for `try_to_import()` to indicate failure
+NOT_IMPORTED = 'NOT IMPORTED VALUE'
+
 
 def log(message, level=logLevel.INFO, *args):
     """ Output log message with given log level.
@@ -56,3 +60,35 @@ def log(message, level=logLevel.INFO, *args):
             out_message += "\n(==) %s" % l
         out_message += "\n"
         sys.stderr.write(out_message)
+
+
+def try_to_import(modname, attrname=None):
+    """ Try to import specified module or attribute from a module.
+
+    If module/attribute can not be imported, catch the exception and output log
+    message.
+
+    :param modname: module name
+    :type modname: str
+    :param attrname: attribute name (optional)
+    :type attrname: str
+
+    :return: imported module, attribute (or submodule);
+             ``NOT_IMPORTED`` in case of failure.
+    :rtype: object
+    """
+    if attrname:
+        err_msg = "Failed to import '%s' from '%s'.\nDetails: " \
+                  % (attrname, modname)
+    else:
+        err_msg = "Failed to import module '%s'.\nDetails: " % (modname)
+
+    try:
+        result = importlib.import_module(modname)
+        if attrname:
+            result = getattr(result, attrname)
+    except Exception, err:
+        log(err_msg + str(err), logLevel.ERROR)
+        result = NOT_IMPORTED
+
+    return result
diff --git a/Utils/Dataflow/pyDKB/storages/__init__.py b/Utils/Dataflow/pyDKB/storages/__init__.py
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..33385497e
--- /dev/null
+++ b/Utils/Dataflow/pyDKB/storages/__init__.py
@@ -0,0 +1,73 @@
+"""
+pyDKB.storages
+"""
+
+import importlib
+
+
+import exceptions
+import client
+
+
+_scope = None
+
+
+def setScope(scope):
+    """ Set default scope to look for storages.
+
+    :param scope: scope name
+    :type scope: str
+    """
+    global _scope
+    _scope = getScope(scope)
+
+
+def getScope(scope):
+    """ Initialize storages scope for further usage.
+
+    :param scope: scope name
+    :type scope: str
+    """
+    try:
+        full_name = __name__ + "." + scope
+        scope = importlib.import_module(full_name)
+    except ImportError:
+        raise exceptions.StorageException("Scope not defined: '%s'" % scope)
+    return scope
+
+
+def getClient(name, scope=None):
+    """ Get client for a given storage.
+
+    :raise StorageException: failed to get client by given name and scope
+
+    :param name: storage name
+    :type name: str
+    :param scope: scope name. If not specified, default value set with
+                  `setScope()` is used
+    :type scope: str, NoneType
+
+    :return: storage client
+    :rtype: client.Client
+    """
+    if scope:
+        scope = getScope(scope)
+    else:
+        scope = _scope
+    if scope is None:
+        raise exceptions.StorageException("Storages scope not specified")
+    cur_scope = scope
+    for n in name.split('.'):
+        try:
+            new_scope = getattr(cur_scope, n, None)
+            if new_scope is None:
+                new_scope_name = cur_scope.__name__ + "." + n
+                new_scope = importlib.import_module(new_scope_name)
+            cur_scope = new_scope
+        except ImportError:
+            raise exceptions.StorageException("Storage not defined in scope "
+                                              "'%s': '%s'"
+                                              % (scope.__name__.split('.')[-1],
+                                                 name))
+    client = cur_scope.getClient()
+    return client
diff --git a/Utils/Dataflow/pyDKB/storages/atlas/__init__.py b/Utils/Dataflow/pyDKB/storages/atlas/__init__.py
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..298900e21
--- /dev/null
+++ b/Utils/Dataflow/pyDKB/storages/atlas/__init__.py
@@ -0,0 +1,3 @@
+"""
+pyDKB.storages.atlas
+"""
diff --git a/Utils/Dataflow/pyDKB/storages/atlas/rucio.py b/Utils/Dataflow/pyDKB/storages/atlas/rucio.py
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..df450820f
--- /dev/null
+++ b/Utils/Dataflow/pyDKB/storages/atlas/rucio.py
@@ -0,0 +1,111 @@
+"""
+pyDKB.storages.atlas.rucio
+"""
+
+import os
+
+from ..client import Client
+from ..exceptions import (StorageException, NotFound)
+from pyDKB.common.misc import (log, logLevel)
+from pyDKB.common.misc import (try_to_import, NOT_IMPORTED)
+
+
+if not os.environ.get("VIRTUAL_ENV", None):
+    base_dir = os.path.abspath(os.path.dirname(__file__))
+    user_rucio_dir = os.path.expanduser("~/.rucio")
+    if os.path.exists(user_rucio_dir):
+        os.environ["VIRTUAL_ENV"] = os.path.join(user_rucio_dir)
+    else:
+        os.environ["VIRTUAL_ENV"] = os.path.join(base_dir, ".rucio")
+    log("Set VIRTUAL_ENV: %s" % os.environ["VIRTUAL_ENV"], logLevel.INFO)
+
+_RucioClient = try_to_import('rucio.client', 'Client')
+RucioException = try_to_import('rucio.common.exception', 'RucioException')
+
+
+_client = None
+
+
+def _initClient():
+    """ Initialize client. """
+    global _client
+    if _RucioClient is NOT_IMPORTED:
+        raise StorageException("Failed to initialize Rucio client: required "
+                               "module(s) not loaded.")
+    _client = RucioClient()
+
+
+def getClient():
+    """ Get Rucio client. """
+    if not _client:
+        _initClient()
+    return _client
+
+
+ParentClientClass = _RucioClient if _RucioClient else object
+
+
+class RucioClient(Client, ParentClientClass):
+    """ Implement common interface for Rucio client. """
+
+    def __init__(self, *args, **kwargs):
+        """ Initialize instance as parent client class object. """
+        ParentClientClass.__init__(self, *args, **kwargs)
+
+    def get(self, oid, **kwargs):
+        """ Get dataset metadata.
+
+        Implementation of interface method `Client.get()`.
+
+        :param oid: dataset name
+        :type oid: str
+        :param fields: list of requested metadata fields
+                       (None = all metadata)
+        :type fields: list
+
+        :return: dataset metadata
+        :rtype: dict
+        """
+        scope, name = self._scope_and_name(oid)
+        try:
+            result = self.get_metadata(scope=scope, name=name)
+        except ValueError, err:
+            raise StorageException("Failed to get metadata from Rucio: %s"
+                                   % err)
+        except RucioException, err:
+            if 'Data identifier not found' in str(err):
+                raise NotFound(scope=scope, name=name)
+            raise StorageException("Failed to get metadata from Rucio: %s"
+                                   % err)
+        if kwargs.get('fields') is not None:
+            result = {f: result.get(f, None) for f in kwargs['fields']}
+        return result
+
+    def _scope_and_name(self, dsn):
+        """ Construct normalized scope and dataset name.
+
+        As input accepts dataset names in two forms:
+        * dot-separated string: "<XXX>.<YYY>[.<...>]";
+        * dot-separated string with prefix: "<scope>:<XXX>.<YYY>[.<...>]".
+
+        In first case ID is taken as a canonical dataset name and scope is set
+        to its first field (or two first fields, if the ID starts with 'user'
+        or 'group').
+        In second case prefix is taken as scope, and removed from ID to get the
+        canonical dataset name.
+
+        :param dsn: dataset name
+        :type dsn: str
+
+        :return: scope, datasetname
+        :rtype: tuple
+        """
+        result = dsn.split(':')
+        if len(result) < 2:
+            splitted = dsn.split('.')
+            if dsn.startswith('user') or dsn.startswith('group'):
+                scope = '.'.join(splitted[0:2])
+            else:
+                scope = splitted[0]
+            result = (scope, dsn)
+        return result
diff --git a/Utils/Dataflow/pyDKB/storages/client/Client.py b/Utils/Dataflow/pyDKB/storages/client/Client.py
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..fd472919c
--- /dev/null
+++ b/Utils/Dataflow/pyDKB/storages/client/Client.py
@@ -0,0 +1,34 @@
+"""
+pyDKB.storages.client.Client
+"""
+
+from pyDKB.common import LoggableObject
+
+
+class Client(LoggableObject):
+    """ Interface class for external and internal DKB storage clients. """
+
+    def __init__(self):
+        """ Initialize Storage object. """
+        raise NotImplementedError
+
+    def configure(self, cfg):
+        """ Apply storage configuration (initialize client).
+
+        :param cfg: configuration parameters
+        :type cfg: dict
+        """
+        raise NotImplementedError
+
+    def get(self, oid, **kwargs):
+        """ Get object / record from storage by ID.
+
+        :raise NotFound: object / record is not found
+
+        :param oid: object / record identifier
+        :type oid: str, int
+
+        :return: record with given ID
+        :rtype: dict
+        """
+        raise NotImplementedError
diff --git a/Utils/Dataflow/pyDKB/storages/client/__init__.py b/Utils/Dataflow/pyDKB/storages/client/__init__.py
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..6fdcd4c5b
--- /dev/null
+++ b/Utils/Dataflow/pyDKB/storages/client/__init__.py
@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+"""
+pyDKB.storages.client
+"""
+
+from Client import Client
diff --git a/Utils/Dataflow/pyDKB/storages/client/es.py b/Utils/Dataflow/pyDKB/storages/client/es.py
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..44f63e23a
--- /dev/null
+++ b/Utils/Dataflow/pyDKB/storages/client/es.py
@@ -0,0 +1,75 @@
+"""
+pyDKB.storages.client.es
+"""
+
+from Client import Client
+from pyDKB.common.misc import (try_to_import, NOT_IMPORTED)
+from pyDKB.common.types import logLevel
+
+
+_ESClient = try_to_import('elasticsearch', 'Elasticsearch')
+
+ParentClientClass = _ESClient if _ESClient is not NOT_IMPORTED else object
+
+
+class ESClient(Client, ParentClientClass):
+    """ Implement common interface for ES client. """
+
+    index = None
+
+    def __init__(self, *args, **kwargs):
+        """ Initialize instance as parent client class object. """
+        ParentClientClass.__init__(self, *args, **kwargs)
+
+    def configure(self, cfg):
+        """ Apply configuration.
+
+        Configuration parameters:
+          hosts  (str)  -- comma separated list of 'host:port' records
+          host   (str)  -- host name or IP (single) (ignored if hosts defined)
+          port   (str)  -- host port (ignored if hosts defined)
+          index  (str)  -- default index name
+          user   (str)
+          passwd (str)
+
+        :param cfg: configuration parameters
+        :type cfg: dict
+        """
+        kwargs = {}
+
+        hosts = None
+        host = {}
+        if cfg.get('hosts'):
+            hosts = [h.strip() for h in cfg['hosts'].split(',')]
+        if cfg.get('host'):
+            if cfg.get('hosts'):
+                self.log("Configuration parameter ignored: 'host' ('hosts' "
+                         "specified)")
+            else:
+                host['host'] = cfg['host']
+        if cfg.get('port'):
+            if cfg.get('hosts'):
+                self.log("Configuration parameter ignored: 'port' ('hosts' "
+                         "specified)")
+            else:
+                host['port'] = cfg['port']
+        if hosts or host:
+            kwargs['hosts'] = hosts if hosts else [host]
+
+        if cfg.get('user'):
+            auth = (cfg['user'], )
+            if cfg.get('passwd'):
+                auth += (cfg['passwd'], )
+            else:
+                self.log("Configuration parameter missed: 'passwd' ('user' "
+                         "specified)", logLevel.WARN)
+            kwargs['http_auth'] = auth
+        elif cfg.get('passwd'):
+            self.log("Configuration parameter ignored: 'passwd' ('user' "
+                     "not specified)")
+
+        if cfg.get('index'):
+            self.index = cfg['index']
+
+        # Re-initialize self as parent client class instance
+        ParentClientClass.__init__(self, **kwargs)
diff --git a/Utils/Dataflow/pyDKB/storages/exceptions.py b/Utils/Dataflow/pyDKB/storages/exceptions.py
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..44392d26a
--- /dev/null
+++ b/Utils/Dataflow/pyDKB/storages/exceptions.py
@@ -0,0 +1,25 @@
+"""
+pyDKB.storages.exceptions
+"""
+
+
+class StorageException(Exception):
+    """ Base exception for all storage-related exceptions. """
+    pass
+
+
+class NotFound(StorageException):
+    """ Exception indicating that record with given ID is not found. """
+
+    def __init__(self, **kwargs):
+        """ Initialize exception.
+
+        :param kwargs: record primary key parameters
+        :type kwargs: dict
+        """
+        message = "Record not found"
+        if kwargs:
+            params = [': '.join((key, '%r' % kwargs[key])) for key in kwargs]
+            params = ', '.join(params)
+            message = message + ' (%s)' % params
+        super(NotFound, self).__init__(message)