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Home -> Community -> Mailing Lists -> Oracle-L -> RE: Training courses
Dan, and others
It is very useful to see how the top-notch people keep themselves up to speed. But of course, any advice must be suited to the advisee. For example, for some of us a little lower on the food chain, maybe acquiring the OCP might be a first step. Now Peter isn't exactly a novice, but then he didn't mention that he had the OCP, so I'm assuming not. I can see myself in a future job interview (hopefully years from now) being asked "why don't you have an OCP?". Of course, working on the OCP myself naturally makes me a convert. Probably the only way to make it through. And while a lot of it is just memorization, there have been a few things I learned from it.
Dennis Williams
DBA, 20% OCP
Lifetouch, Inc.
dwilliams_at_lifetouch.com
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Sent: Thursday, June 20, 2002 3:45 PM
To: Multiple recipients of list ORACLE-L
I concur. I received incorrect information in the beginning DBA classes, but the time spent in the 8i Data Server Internals Seminar with Scott Gossett was incredibly valuable (and I paid for it and the travel to Bethesda myself).
For my money, I would rather attend the top notch user group meetings and attend sessions by Craig, Cary, Tim, Gaja. And spend time talking and trading stories with my fellow DBAs. I'd rather learn from those in the trenches.
Daniel W. Fink
Sr. Oracle DBA
MICROMEDEX
303.486.6456
-----Original Message-----
Sent: Thursday, June 20, 2002 2:15 PM
To: Multiple recipients of list ORACLE-L
not totally worthless, but the value of the class is directly related to the quality of the instructor.
I have had the good fortune to take classes with several of the best of Oracle instructors. I have also had the misfortune to take classes with some of the "less best"
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