Compression in oracle 9i!!

Dear Friends
Have any one tested the compression for Oracle 9i tables in the production, and if yes, can you share the pros and cons of that!!
cheers

Pros ... save space.
Cons ... uses CPU.
Issue ... does the overall savings in I/O and utilization of CPU result in a net improvement in performance? Sometimes yes, sometimes no. Your results will depend on your server, your application, and your usage.
The answer is something you can only derive by testing in a realistic environment.
Were I you I'd be focusing on getting out of legacy software into something fully supported during the current millennium. Then, without hesitation, I can state that there are substantive advantages to the
proper use of compression in tables, indexes, and lobs.

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