Endurance testing subjects software to high loads over an extended period of time to evaluate how it performs under sustained use. It aims to identify issues like memory leaks, degraded performance, and inappropriate system response times when handling future loads. The testing monitors for problems such as memory leakage, unclosed connections between system layers, slow database connection closes, and response times. While endurance testing provides accurate data on workload handling and performance problems, it risks application/network failures, data loss, heavy resource usage, and component failures.