diff --git a/spring-geode-autoconfigure/src/test/java/example/java/lang/IntValueComparisonUnitTests.java b/spring-geode-autoconfigure/src/test/java/example/java/lang/IntValueComparisonUnitTests.java
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+/*
+ * Copyright 2019 the original author or authors.
+ *
+ * Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
+ * you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
+ * You may obtain a copy of the License at
+ *
+ *     https://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+ *
+ * Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
+ * distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
+ * WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express
+ * or implied. See the License for the specific language governing
+ * permissions and limitations under the License.
+ */
+package example.java.lang;
+
+import static org.assertj.core.api.Assertions.assertThat;
+
+import org.junit.Test;
+
+/**
+ * Integration Tests testing different comparisons of {@link Integer#TYPE} values.
+ *
+ * @author John Blum
+ * @see java.lang.Integer
+ * @see org.junit.Test
+ * @since 2.3.0
+ */
+public class IntValueComparisonUnitTests {
+
+	@Test
+	public void zeroIsEqualToNegativeZero() {
+		// Of course, this better be always 'true'!
+		assertThat(0).isEqualTo(-0);
+	}
+}
diff --git a/spring-geode-autoconfigure/src/test/java/example/java/lang/ObjectSerializationIntegrationTests.java b/spring-geode-autoconfigure/src/test/java/example/java/lang/ObjectSerializationIntegrationTests.java
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+/*
+ * Copyright 2019 the original author or authors.
+ *
+ * Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
+ * you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
+ * You may obtain a copy of the License at
+ *
+ *     https://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+ *
+ * Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
+ * distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
+ * WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express
+ * or implied. See the License for the specific language governing
+ * permissions and limitations under the License.
+ */
+package example.java.lang;
+
+import static org.assertj.core.api.Assertions.assertThat;
+
+import java.io.ByteArrayInputStream;
+import java.io.ByteArrayOutputStream;
+import java.io.IOException;
+import java.io.ObjectInputStream;
+import java.io.ObjectOutputStream;
+import java.io.Serializable;
+
+import org.junit.Test;
+
+import lombok.AllArgsConstructor;
+import lombok.Data;
+import lombok.EqualsAndHashCode;
+import lombok.NonNull;
+import lombok.RequiredArgsConstructor;
+import lombok.ToString;
+
+/**
+ * Integration Tests asserting the functionality/behavior of Java Serialization.
+ *
+ * @author John Blum
+ * @see java.io.Serializable
+ * @see org.junit.Test
+ * @since 2.3.0
+ */
+public class ObjectSerializationIntegrationTests {
+
+	@SuppressWarnings("unchecked")
+	private <T> T deserialize(byte[] bytes) throws ClassNotFoundException, IOException {
+
+		try (ObjectInputStream in = new ObjectInputStream(new ByteArrayInputStream(bytes))) {
+			return (T) in.readObject();
+		}
+	}
+
+	private byte[] serialize(Object obj) throws IOException {
+
+		ByteArrayOutputStream byteStream = new ByteArrayOutputStream();
+
+		try (ObjectOutputStream out = new ObjectOutputStream(byteStream)) {
+			out.writeObject(obj);
+			out.flush();
+		}
+
+		return byteStream.toByteArray();
+	}
+
+	@Test
+	public void serializedObjectWithUnsetIntFieldUsesTheSameSpaceAsObjectWithIntFieldSet() throws IOException {
+
+		IntEmployee janeDoeNoAge = new IntEmployee("Jane Doe");
+
+		assertThat(janeDoeNoAge).isNotNull();
+		assertThat(janeDoeNoAge.getName()).isEqualTo("Jane Doe");
+		assertThat(janeDoeNoAge.getAge()).isEqualTo(0);
+
+		IntegerEmployee janeDoeWithAge = new IntegerEmployee(21, "Jane Doe");
+
+		assertThat(janeDoeWithAge).isNotNull();
+		assertThat(janeDoeWithAge.getName()).isEqualTo("Jane Doe");
+		assertThat(janeDoeWithAge.getAge()).isEqualTo(21);
+
+		byte[] janeDoeNoAgeBytes = serialize(janeDoeNoAge);
+		byte[] janeDoeWithAgeBytes = serialize(janeDoeWithAge);
+
+		//System.out.printf("Jane Doe no Age [%s] Byte Length [%d] vs. Jane Doe with Age [%s] Byte Length [%d]%n",
+		//	janeDoeNoAge, janeDoeNoAgeBytes.length, janeDoeWithAge, janeDoeWithAgeBytes.length);
+
+		// The following assertion fails (!), I suppose unsurprisingly!
+		//assertThat(janeDoeNoAgeBytes.length).isEqualTo(janeDoeWithAgeBytes.length);
+
+		assertThat(janeDoeNoAgeBytes.length).isLessThanOrEqualTo(janeDoeWithAgeBytes.length);
+	}
+
+	@Test
+	public void serializedObjectWithNullIntegerFieldUsesLessSpaceThanObjectWithIntegerFieldSet()
+			throws ClassNotFoundException, IOException {
+
+		IntegerEmployee jonDoe = new IntegerEmployee("Jon Doe");
+
+		//jonDoe.setAge(0);
+
+		assertThat(jonDoe).isNotNull();
+		assertThat(jonDoe.getName()).isEqualTo("Jon Doe");
+		assertThat(jonDoe.getAge()).isNull();
+		//assertThat(jonDoe.getAge()).isEqualTo(0);
+
+		byte[] jonDoeNoAgeBytes = serialize(jonDoe);
+
+		IntegerEmployee jonDoeNoAgeDeserialized = deserialize(jonDoeNoAgeBytes);
+
+		assertThat(jonDoeNoAgeDeserialized).isEqualTo(jonDoe);
+		assertThat(jonDoeNoAgeDeserialized).isNotSameAs(jonDoe);
+
+		jonDoe.setAge(45);
+
+		assertThat(jonDoe.getName()).isEqualTo("Jon Doe");
+		assertThat(jonDoe.getAge()).isEqualTo(45);
+
+		byte[] jonDoeWithAgeBytes = serialize(jonDoe);
+
+		IntegerEmployee jonDoeWithAgeDeserialized = deserialize(jonDoeWithAgeBytes);
+
+		assertThat(jonDoeWithAgeDeserialized).isEqualTo(jonDoe);
+		assertThat(jonDoeWithAgeDeserialized).isNotSameAs(jonDoe);
+
+		//System.out.printf("Jon Doe no Age [%s] Byte Length (%d) vs. Jon Doe with Age [%s] Byte Length [%d]%n",
+		//	jonDoeNoAgeDeserialized, jonDoeNoAgeBytes.length, jonDoeWithAgeDeserialized, jonDoeWithAgeBytes.length);
+
+		assertThat(jonDoeNoAgeBytes.length).isLessThan(jonDoeWithAgeBytes.length);
+	}
+
+	@Data
+	@ToString
+	@AllArgsConstructor
+	@RequiredArgsConstructor
+	@EqualsAndHashCode(of = { "name", "age" })
+	public static class IntEmployee implements Serializable {
+
+		private int age;
+
+		@NonNull
+		private String name;
+
+	}
+
+	@Data
+	@ToString
+	@AllArgsConstructor
+	@RequiredArgsConstructor
+	@EqualsAndHashCode(of = { "name", "age" })
+	public static class IntegerEmployee implements Serializable {
+
+		private Integer age;
+
+		@NonNull
+		private String name;
+
+	}
+}