What are the main objectives of stress testing?

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The primary objectives of stress testing include:

Identify Breaking Points: Determine the maximum load the system can handle before failure
Understand Failure Modes: Learn how the system fails and what components fail first
Recovery Testing: Verify how quickly the system recovers after failure
Resource Utilization: Identify resource bottlenecks (CPU, memory, network, disk)
Data Integrity: Ensure data remains consistent under extreme conditions
Error Handling: Validate that proper error messages are displayed during failure
Capacity Planning: Provide insights for infrastructure scaling decisions

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