Re: Developer to Oracle DBA?

Craig wrote:

> I'm currently a Delphi Developer (some PHP too) working with mySQL and SQL
> Server (And Paradox! Yuk!). Not enjoying it anymore, and wondering if it
> would be a good move at 30 years old, to do an Oracle course (Never even
> seen Oracle before!). Most of my Development till now has been DB apps, so
> my standard SQL is good. Delphi work is pretty hard to come by at the moment
> (Scotland), and also possibly relocating back to South Africa.
>
> Can anyone advise?
>
> Maybe point me out a few courses in the UK or SA that would be beneficial?
> Most jobs, though, seem to require 2 years exp in Oracle, before then even
> sniff at you. Can anyone advise me on how to fix that!? :)
>
> And finally, is there a 'demo' version of Oracle that can run on my Windows
> PC that I can play with and try and get SOME knowldege about before doing a
> course?
>
> Thanks guys,
> Craig

I love it when those barely out of diapers worry about their age. ;-)

Get a copy of Tom Kyte's book "Expert one-on-one Oracle". Pay special attention to the first three chapters.

Download Oracle from http://otn.oracle.com (free) or purchase the CD set from http://store.oracle.com (very inexpensive even for an individual).

Run the many tutorials available at otn.oracle.com, read the content at asktom.oracle.com and run the tutorials and demos at http://www.psoug.org (Morgan's Library). I am sure their are good courses in the U.K. Hopefully someone will be able to point you to one.

-- 
Daniel A. Morgan
University of Washington
damorgan_at_x.washington.edu
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