I did something much like what you are suggesting. We had an Oracle
contractor come in for a month and train me and another guy. Oracle also
offers a mentoring program whereby an Oracle mentor comes in once a week to
help out and answer any questions you may have. It was probably the best
training I ever recieved. The mentoring is highly recommended to. It's nice
to have someone come in once a week to ask questions of and to have help
out. I don't know what the cost is, but if you ca afford it I recommend it
Sincerely,
Curtis
Marc Respass wrote in message <35db1af5.2151473_at_news.ultranet.com>...
>Hi,
>
>I have an interesting situation. My company is very close to deciding
>to go with Oracle 8 as our RDBMS. We are currently using a database
>that I wrote in Borland Paradox 7. I will be the one doing the
>database design and adminsitration for the Oracle 8 database.
>
>Here's the interesting bit :). I need some training, big time. I'm
>thinking that I might be able to get a contractor in here for three to
>five weeks. The idea is that the contractor would setup the database
>and I would assist and learn. He would teach me how to setup and
>administer the system and some tips and tricks and help out with
>connecting to the database from some client app. I'm thinking that I
>could learn a lot more, a lot faster by working with someone on a real
>project.
>
>My questions are: is my idea for a contractor feasable, are
>contractors willing to do that kind of work, how much would it cost?
>
>We're in Southboro, Massachusetts.
>
>Thanks a lot
>
>Marc Respass
>marc_at_htl.com
>
Received on Thu Aug 20 1998 - 10:32:24 CDT
