1. A computer-implemented method in a distributed computing environment utilizing a processor and memory for identifying when to balance at least one processing load between nodes of the distributed computing environment, the method comprising: monitoring a workload assigned to a subject partition being hosted on a first node of a storage stamp, wherein the subject partition represents a key range of data for a particular storage account; detecting a level of the subject partition's workload has overcome a predefined threshold; identifying the subject partition as a candidate for receiving a load-balancing operation, wherein the load-balancing operation comprises at least one of splitting, merging, or load balancing the subject partition; and storing in a record, at least temporarily, an indication that the subject candidate is identified as a candidate for receiving a load-balancing operation.