diff --git a/data/consul/consul.go b/store/consul/consul.go
similarity index 75%
rename from data/consul/consul.go
rename to store/consul/consul.go
index 58c62495..9fa1634f 100644
--- a/data/consul/consul.go
+++ b/store/consul/consul.go
@@ -6,8 +6,8 @@ import (
 	"net"
 
 	"github.com/hashicorp/consul/api"
-	"github.com/micro/go-micro/data"
 	"github.com/micro/go-micro/options"
+	"github.com/micro/go-micro/store"
 )
 
 type ckv struct {
@@ -15,17 +15,17 @@ type ckv struct {
 	client *api.Client
 }
 
-func (c *ckv) Read(key string) (*data.Record, error) {
+func (c *ckv) Read(key string) (*store.Record, error) {
 	keyval, _, err := c.client.KV().Get(key, nil)
 	if err != nil {
 		return nil, err
 	}
 
 	if keyval == nil {
-		return nil, data.ErrNotFound
+		return nil, store.ErrNotFound
 	}
 
-	return &data.Record{
+	return &store.Record{
 		Key:   keyval.Key,
 		Value: keyval.Value,
 	}, nil
@@ -36,7 +36,7 @@ func (c *ckv) Delete(key string) error {
 	return err
 }
 
-func (c *ckv) Write(record *data.Record) error {
+func (c *ckv) Write(record *store.Record) error {
 	_, err := c.client.KV().Put(&api.KVPair{
 		Key:   record.Key,
 		Value: record.Value,
@@ -44,17 +44,17 @@ func (c *ckv) Write(record *data.Record) error {
 	return err
 }
 
-func (c *ckv) Dump() ([]*data.Record, error) {
+func (c *ckv) Dump() ([]*store.Record, error) {
 	keyval, _, err := c.client.KV().List("/", nil)
 	if err != nil {
 		return nil, err
 	}
 	if keyval == nil {
-		return nil, data.ErrNotFound
+		return nil, store.ErrNotFound
 	}
-	var vals []*data.Record
+	var vals []*store.Record
 	for _, keyv := range keyval {
-		vals = append(vals, &data.Record{
+		vals = append(vals, &store.Record{
 			Key:   keyv.Key,
 			Value: keyv.Value,
 		})
@@ -66,13 +66,13 @@ func (c *ckv) String() string {
 	return "consul"
 }
 
-func NewData(opts ...options.Option) data.Data {
+func NewStore(opts ...options.Option) store.Store {
 	options := options.NewOptions(opts...)
 	config := api.DefaultConfig()
 
 	var nodes []string
 
-	if n, ok := options.Values().Get("data.nodes"); ok {
+	if n, ok := options.Values().Get("store.nodes"); ok {
 		nodes = n.([]string)
 	}
 
diff --git a/data/memory/memory.go b/store/memory/memory.go
similarity index 63%
rename from data/memory/memory.go
rename to store/memory/memory.go
index 12a529af..4c1d6c8a 100644
--- a/data/memory/memory.go
+++ b/store/memory/memory.go
@@ -1,15 +1,15 @@
-// Package memory is a in-memory data store
+// Package memory is a in-memory store store
 package memory
 
 import (
 	"sync"
 	"time"
 
-	"github.com/micro/go-micro/data"
 	"github.com/micro/go-micro/options"
+	"github.com/micro/go-micro/store"
 )
 
-type memoryData struct {
+type memoryStore struct {
 	options.Options
 
 	sync.RWMutex
@@ -17,15 +17,15 @@ type memoryData struct {
 }
 
 type memoryRecord struct {
-	r *data.Record
+	r *store.Record
 	c time.Time
 }
 
-func (m *memoryData) Dump() ([]*data.Record, error) {
+func (m *memoryStore) Dump() ([]*store.Record, error) {
 	m.RLock()
 	defer m.RUnlock()
 
-	var values []*data.Record
+	var values []*store.Record
 
 	for _, v := range m.values {
 		// get expiry
@@ -42,13 +42,13 @@ func (m *memoryData) Dump() ([]*data.Record, error) {
 	return values, nil
 }
 
-func (m *memoryData) Read(key string) (*data.Record, error) {
+func (m *memoryStore) Read(key string) (*store.Record, error) {
 	m.RLock()
 	defer m.RUnlock()
 
 	v, ok := m.values[key]
 	if !ok {
-		return nil, data.ErrNotFound
+		return nil, store.ErrNotFound
 	}
 
 	// get expiry
@@ -57,13 +57,13 @@ func (m *memoryData) Read(key string) (*data.Record, error) {
 
 	// expired
 	if d > time.Duration(0) && t > d {
-		return nil, data.ErrNotFound
+		return nil, store.ErrNotFound
 	}
 
 	return v.r, nil
 }
 
-func (m *memoryData) Write(r *data.Record) error {
+func (m *memoryStore) Write(r *store.Record) error {
 	m.Lock()
 	defer m.Unlock()
 
@@ -76,7 +76,7 @@ func (m *memoryData) Write(r *data.Record) error {
 	return nil
 }
 
-func (m *memoryData) Delete(key string) error {
+func (m *memoryStore) Delete(key string) error {
 	m.Lock()
 	defer m.Unlock()
 
@@ -86,11 +86,11 @@ func (m *memoryData) Delete(key string) error {
 	return nil
 }
 
-// NewData returns a new data.Data
-func NewData(opts ...options.Option) data.Data {
+// NewStore returns a new store.Store
+func NewStore(opts ...options.Option) store.Store {
 	options := options.NewOptions(opts...)
 
-	return &memoryData{
+	return &memoryStore{
 		Options: options,
 		values:  make(map[string]*memoryRecord),
 	}
diff --git a/data/options.go b/store/options.go
similarity index 55%
rename from data/options.go
rename to store/options.go
index 510e0fe3..2f63e582 100644
--- a/data/options.go
+++ b/store/options.go
@@ -1,15 +1,15 @@
-package data
+package store
 
 import (
 	"github.com/micro/go-micro/options"
 )
 
-// Set the nodes used to back the data
+// Set the nodes used to back the store
 func Nodes(a ...string) options.Option {
-	return options.WithValue("data.nodes", a)
+	return options.WithValue("store.nodes", a)
 }
 
 // Prefix sets a prefix to any key ids used
 func Prefix(p string) options.Option {
-	return options.WithValue("data.prefix", p)
+	return options.WithValue("store.prefix", p)
 }
diff --git a/data/data.go b/store/store.go
similarity index 77%
rename from data/data.go
rename to store/store.go
index a7dbf3c0..e8c17eae 100644
--- a/data/data.go
+++ b/store/store.go
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
-// Package data is an interface for distribute data storage.
-package data
+// Package store is an interface for distribute data storage.
+package store
 
 import (
 	"errors"
@@ -12,8 +12,8 @@ var (
 	ErrNotFound = errors.New("not found")
 )
 
-// Data is a data storage interface
-type Data interface {
+// Store is a data storage interface
+type Store interface {
 	// embed options
 	options.Options
 	// Dump the known records