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Re: seeking OCP advice

From: Kathleen O'Connor <koconnor_at_dbdomain.com>
Date: Sun, 16 May 1999 21:32:25 -0700
Message-ID: <373F9BD9.7FF71A48@dbdomain.com>


Ed,

Also, take a look at the material listed in each exam at http://www.dbdomain.com/ocpdba.htm. These study guide exam pages list the specific material covered for each topic in each OCP DBA exam.

Cheers,
Kathleen

Alan Campbell wrote:

> No need to re-take courses.
> Just download the practice exams, and see if you can do it. Study what you
> don't know(the practice exam gives you a real heads up on what you don't
> yet know). The courses are really just to get you started and the real
> lesson is in experience, which you have, and can get.
> Go for it.
> Al
>
> Ed Stevens wrote:
>
> > Subject: seeking OCP advice
> >
> > I am seeking advice on the best route to certification in the DBA
> > track. Technically (by job title) I have been working as a DBA for 3
> > years, but for the last 18 to 24 months my actual job assignments have
> > been a variety of non-dba (and often non-Oracle) tasks working on
> > infrastructure to support our Oracle databases and c/s and web app
> > development. (About the time I was really getting up to speed, we
> > hired a much more experienced guru, and he has handled all the real dba
> > work since). I have completed the DBA, Backup & Recovery, and SQL*Net
> > classes at Oracle's Atlanta training center, but the completion dates
> > range from 1 year to 2.5 years ago.
> >
> > Given this background, how feasable would it be to prepare for the
> > tests without going back to the classes? Since I have DBA access to the
> > systems at work (on an NT system) I can get all the hands-on practice I
> > need, but can't see clear for the $10,000+ it would take to attend all
> > the classes again.
> >
> > --
> >
> > --
> > Ed Stevens
> > (Opinions are not necessarily those of my
> > employer)
> >
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Received on Sun May 16 1999 - 23:32:25 CDT

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