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Howard,
I'm curious to know where you teach? I'm interested in enrolling into a
tech training course that offers an Oracle DBA track...I have no prior
experience with Oracle or working in Unix or NT for that matter. Any
thoughts you would like to share.
Thanks,
Manny G.
In article <394f4a9d_at_news.iprimus.com.au>,
"Howard J. Rogers" <howardjr_at_www.com> wrote:
>
> <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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