diff --git a/server/lib/python/cartodb_services/cartodb_services/__init__.py b/server/lib/python/cartodb_services/cartodb_services/__init__.py
index e69de29..61670c2 100644
--- a/server/lib/python/cartodb_services/cartodb_services/__init__.py
+++ b/server/lib/python/cartodb_services/cartodb_services/__init__.py
@@ -0,0 +1,35 @@
+# NOTE: This init function must be called from plpythonu entry points to
+# initialize cartodb_services module properly. E.g:
+#
+# CREATE OR REPLACE FUNCTION cdb_dataservices_server.cdb_isochrone(...)
+# RETURNS SETOF cdb_dataservices_server.isoline AS $$
+#
+#     import cartodb_services
+#     cartodb_services.init(plpy, GD)
+#
+#     # rest of the code here
+#     cartodb_services.GD[key] = val
+#     cartodb_services.plpy.execute('SELECT * FROM ...')
+#
+# $$ LANGUAGE plpythonu;
+
+plpy = None
+GD = None
+
+def init(_plpy, _GD):
+    global plpy
+    global GD
+
+    if plpy is None:
+        plpy = _plpy
+
+    if GD is None:
+        GD = _GD
+
+def _reset():
+    # NOTE: just for testing
+    global plpy
+    global GD
+
+    plpy = None
+    GD = None
diff --git a/server/lib/python/cartodb_services/cartodb_services/refactor/storage/__init__.py b/server/lib/python/cartodb_services/cartodb_services/refactor/storage/__init__.py
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..e69de29
diff --git a/server/lib/python/cartodb_services/cartodb_services/refactor/storage/interfaces.py b/server/lib/python/cartodb_services/cartodb_services/refactor/storage/interfaces.py
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..5f00f53
--- /dev/null
+++ b/server/lib/python/cartodb_services/cartodb_services/refactor/storage/interfaces.py
@@ -0,0 +1,11 @@
+import abc
+
+class ConfigStorageInterface(object):
+    """This is an interface that all config storages must abide to"""
+
+    __metaclass__ = abc.ABCMeta
+
+    @abc.abstractmethod
+    def get(self, key):
+        """Return a value based on the key supplied from some storage"""
+        pass
diff --git a/server/lib/python/cartodb_services/cartodb_services/refactor/storage/server_config.py b/server/lib/python/cartodb_services/cartodb_services/refactor/storage/server_config.py
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..435588d
--- /dev/null
+++ b/server/lib/python/cartodb_services/cartodb_services/refactor/storage/server_config.py
@@ -0,0 +1,26 @@
+import json
+import cartodb_services
+from interfaces import ConfigStorageInterface
+
+class InDbServerConfigStorage(ConfigStorageInterface):
+
+    def get(self, key):
+        sql = "SELECT cdb_dataservices_server.cdb_conf_getconf('{0}') as conf".format(key)
+        rows = cartodb_services.plpy.execute(sql, 1)
+        json_output = rows[0]['conf']
+        if json_output:
+            return json.loads(json_output)
+        else:
+            return None
+
+
+class InMemoryConfigStorage(ConfigStorageInterface):
+
+    def __init__(self, config_hash={}):
+        self._config_hash = config_hash
+
+    def get(self, key):
+        try:
+            return self._config_hash[key]
+        except KeyError:
+            return None
diff --git a/server/lib/python/cartodb_services/test/refactor/storage/__init__.py b/server/lib/python/cartodb_services/test/refactor/storage/__init__.py
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..e69de29
diff --git a/server/lib/python/cartodb_services/test/refactor/storage/test_server_config.py b/server/lib/python/cartodb_services/test/refactor/storage/test_server_config.py
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..4e3d27c
--- /dev/null
+++ b/server/lib/python/cartodb_services/test/refactor/storage/test_server_config.py
@@ -0,0 +1,42 @@
+from unittest import TestCase
+from mock import Mock, MagicMock
+from nose.tools import raises
+from cartodb_services.refactor.storage.server_config import *
+import cartodb_services
+
+class TestInDbServerConfigStorage(TestCase):
+
+    def setUp(self):
+        self.plpy_mock = Mock()
+        cartodb_services.init(self.plpy_mock, _GD={})
+
+    def tearDown(self):
+        cartodb_services._reset()
+
+    def test_gets_configs_from_db(self):
+        self.plpy_mock.execute = MagicMock(return_value=[{'conf': '"any_value"'}])
+        server_config = InDbServerConfigStorage()
+        assert server_config.get('any_config') == 'any_value'
+        self.plpy_mock.execute.assert_called_once_with("SELECT cdb_dataservices_server.cdb_conf_getconf('any_config') as conf", 1)
+
+    def test_gets_none_if_cannot_retrieve_key(self):
+        self.plpy_mock.execute = MagicMock(return_value=[{'conf': None}])
+        server_config = InDbServerConfigStorage()
+        assert server_config.get('any_non_existing_key') is None
+
+    def test_deserializes_from_db_to_plain_dict(self):
+        self.plpy_mock.execute = MagicMock(return_value=[{'conf': '{"environment": "testing"}'}])
+        server_config = InDbServerConfigStorage()
+        assert server_config.get('server_conf') == {'environment': 'testing'}
+        self.plpy_mock.execute.assert_called_once_with("SELECT cdb_dataservices_server.cdb_conf_getconf('server_conf') as conf", 1)
+
+
+class TestInMemoryConfigStorage(TestCase):
+
+    def test_can_provide_values_from_hash(self):
+        server_config = InMemoryConfigStorage({'any_key': 'any_value'})
+        assert server_config.get('any_key') == 'any_value'
+
+    def test_gets_none_if_cannot_retrieve_key(self):
+        server_config = InMemoryConfigStorage()
+        assert server_config.get('any_non_existing_key') == None