This paper examines the complexity and management challenges presented by the current storage landscape, the explosive growth of data storage requirements and what it all means to businesses. In addition, the paper reviews various controller technologies as well as issues faced by administrators working to optimize dynamic workloads. Finally, it provides a detailed discussion of the Hitachi Dynamic Load Balancing Controller — a symmetric active/active implementation — and its ability to simplify storage management, improve efficiency and performance, and provide the capabilities required for future growth.