Re: Advice for newbie getting into DBA admin.

Bought 8i for Linux (Macmillan I believe) for $99. So not an arrestable offense. Personally seeing NT topping out and Linux picking up in terms of users and the NOS numbers seem to reflect that as well. But then I'm a Linux convert and want as little to do with NT as possible, this after having dealt with it since v 3.1

Rich Mycroft

"Howard J. Rogers" <howardjr_at_www.com> wrote in message news:394f4a9d_at_news.iprimus.com.au...
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> <dknite_at_mindspring.com> wrote in message
> news:8im2hf$3vj$1_at_slb6.atl.mindspring.net...
> > Hello,
> >
> > I have recently decided that I want to become an oracle dba.
> > I have been in accounting for most of my career and want to make the
 switch
> > to the tech side. I have worked briefly at by old job doing some system
> > admin. I think that our system was using Oracle 7.03 in top of a unix
 box.
> >
> > I want to do some study at home to see if I really like this or not.
 Can
> > anyone suggest which version of oracle to start on Oracle8 or Oracle 8i
 and
> > what version of unix I should use. I know that there are about 6
 flavors
 of
> > unix out there. I want to set up my own database at home and try and
 learn
> > from there before I spend thousands of smackers going to oracle class.
>
>
> I'd suggest 8i, but frankly I think you might be better off with 8i
 Release
> 2 (better known as 8.1.6). As you describe your situation, I think it
> possibly short-sighted to begin by learning a version of the product that
 is
> already one behind the eight ball. Forget 8 completely.
>
> As for UNix, well... it's up to you. I have to tell you that a year ago,
> about 75 to 80 per cent of my classes would be Unix users of one variety
 or
> another. These days, the percentages are far more nearly 50:50 Unix/NT.
> And NT is a doddle to set up at home. Horses for courses, though, and if
> you are already comfortable with Unix, fair enough. There are lots of
 Linux
> people out there doing it at home (an arrestable offence, I suspect), and
> Solaris is popular on the courses I run, too.
>
> Regards
> HJR
>
>
>
> >
> > Most appreciated
> > David
> >
> >
> >
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Received on Tue Jun 20 2000 - 00:00:00 CDT