Organizations have growing requirements to run business applications and analytics faster and faster in spite of the growth in storage volumes. The capabilities provided by Oracle Advanced Compression Option enable many customers to run the database in an in-memory mode by allow! ing the entire working set of the application to fit in memory after 2x to 4x compression – giving applications a significant boost in performance. This white paper provides an overview of the evaluation process a Global Fortune 500 corporation completed to test the various features included in Oracle Advanced Compression Option, as well as the impact on space and performance they experienced.