Why it matters

Soak testing catches slow-burn issues. Understanding shapes reliability.

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The architecture

Sustained load for hours+.

Monitor memory / connections / cost.

Detect degradation.

Soak test flowSustained loadhours-daysMonitor driftmemory + cost + latencyDetect degradationtrending signalsComplement load test with duration; catches leaks + queue growth + cache issues
Soak test.
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How it works end to end

Memory leaks in JVM.

Connection pool drift.

Cost accumulation.

Cache eviction issues.