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Re: Oracle 9i DBA jobs

From: Ron Reidy <rereidy_at_indra.com>
Date: Wed, 12 Jun 2002 07:15:47 -0600
Message-ID: <3D074983.2F7DD29A@indra.com>


Lenceman wrote:
>
> I've been a network engineer for over the last five years doing everyting from
> Netware, NT, 2000, HP-UX, OpenView, and Cisco to name a few. I was going for
> the CCIE but after finishing up the CCNP and CCDP tracks I've decided to give
> routers a rest for now and see how much I like working with Oracle.
>
> I have a few questions.
>
> 1. I'm going to be pushing into the Oracle 9i OCP track. Once I finish this
> track asuming that i know what I'm doing what does the job market look like for
> 9i.

In the US, horrid!
>
> 2. Once I finish the 9i OCP what is the value of compleating and learing
> Oracle Developer 6i track.

See above.
>
> 3. What do you think of the new OCM lab? Will it be hard and rewarding like
> the CCIE?

No opinion.
>
> 4. Will Linux replace Solaris and the # 1 Oracle Platform?
Probably not.
>
> 5. Will MS SQL 2000 trick the Oracle faithfull and start to take control by
> the time SQL Server 10 comes out? (SQL 2000 is version 8.)
Not willing to start up the flames, given the fire danger here in Denver.
>
> Thanks

-- 
Ron Reidy
Oracle DBA
Received on Wed Jun 12 2002 - 08:15:47 CDT

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