A method includes identifying a request for a first persistent volume claim (PVC) from an application in a first namespace, the request including storage requirements of the first PVC and generating a second PVC in a second namespace in view of the storage requirements of the first PVC. The method further includes populating a physical storage volume associated with the second PVC from a data source identified by the first PVC and associating the physical storage volume with the first PVC in the first namespace in response to populating the physical storage volume.