Re: Oracle 8i or 9i ?

Not to depress you, but at this time, in Florida the DBA job market is dismal. The best way to move into a DBA job would be do it within your current organization, i.e. move from developer/sys admin/etc. to DBA. It would be difficult for an organization to hire a newbie DBA from the outside with full confidence managing their databases. I would guess most DBAs got their 1st DBA job within the organization they were already in. Good luck, Gene

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Hello,

I'm thinking of going to school to get Oracle certified. There are 2 schools in my area that are offering Oracle certs but one offers Oracle 8i courses w/ an upgrade to 9i, while the other offers all 9i courses. If i go to the schools who offers 9i courses, would I miss out on valuable 8i knowledge? Which school should I attend? The courses will last about 7 or 8 months. Also, is this a good "in demand" field to get into? What chances am I looking at to getting hired as a newbie DBA once I graduate?

I want to get into the Ecommerce side of Oracle (connecting DBs to websites/portals?). Which certification/path should I be following? Thanks in advance!!

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