uncertain future of Oracle MySQL exams [1Z0-871, 1Z0-872, 1Z0-873, 1Z0-874]

Be careful with the first exam it seems as an easy win but there are some script names that are not in use anymore like mysql.server. Another gotcha are questions about infrequently used storage engines as MERGE.

About the future of MySQL, I'm getting more and more requirements for MySQL cluster consultancy or support, I see future for the product if Oracle let it roll. Having a share nothing topology for cluster is a win in modern cloud topologies, and for some shops being labeled as an Oracle product is a must for support and peace of mind. Moreover the easy replication with an updatable slave, something you must pay aside in Oracle is a big win. Also I got the feeling that Oracle is working hard on it, the last stable version 5.6 is a big step ahead in replication architecture and management.

Talking about challengers, I feel Percona is a bigger contender than MariaDB, they have a strong position in hot backup, an innodb storage engine alternative and a good cluster version.

My recommendation is to go straight to MySQL cluster certification, that's the one that matters.

 FJA On Jul 22, 2013, at 2:18 PM, Lukas Lehner <weblehner_at_gmail.com> wrote:

> Hi
> I am now responsible for LAMP applications. I worked previously with Oracle
> 11g.
> It seems that those exams are an "easy win" for me. I guess my preparation
> effort is about 60 hours.
>
> 1Z0-871 MySQL 5 Developer Certified Professional Exam, Part I
> 1Z0-872 MySQL 5 Developer Certified Professional Exam, Part II
> 1Z0-873 MySQL 5 Database Administrator Certified Professional Exam, Part I
> 1Z0-874 MySQL 5 Database Administrator Certified Professional Exam, Part II
>
> My concern is about the future of MySQL and the MySQL certifications.
>
> - it seems the exams didn't change since 2005
> - Linux distributions ship MariaDB (not MySQL)
> - Oracle Press don't publish an official study guide
> - MySQL OCP exams are simpler than other OCP exams (for example Oracle 11g)
>
> what do you think?
>
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