It really depends on you "depth" of knowledge of SQL and PL/SQL. I was a
Oracle Certified Teacher in a past life and I hated it when students did not
have the basic SQL part down. You could probably make it, but know that SQL
is not SQL. Sybase SQL is different than Oracle SQL. You must know Oracle
SQL to do just about anything. If you can not write a proper Oracle select
or join then you will be left behind quickly.
--
John Jones
Senior Oracle DBA
Duke University, OIT
john.jones_at_duke.edu
Peasant <uhwotDELETETHIS_at_coldmail.com> wrote in message
news:5kr99t43rnrehdac7g4tpotnopelst110b_at_4ax.com...
> On Wed, 21 Feb 2001 15:09:49 -0800, Myron Murff
> <myron_at_delphi.bsd.uchicago.edu> said:
>
> >Please forgive me if I have posted this question in the wrong group. I
> >am a SYBASE dba with 3yrs experience. I am about to start Oracle
> >training. According to the Oracle Training site, for Enterprise DBAs,
> >the suggested order of training is:
> >
> >41015_TCC Introduction to Oracle for Experienced SQL Users - $1560.00
> >30049_TCC Enterprise DBA Part 1A: Architecture and Administration -
> >$2000.00
> >30050_TCC Enterprise DBA Part 1B: Backup and Recovery - $2000.00
> >30052_TCC Enterprise DBA Part 2: Performance and Tuning - $2500.00
> >30051_TCC Enterprise DBA Part 3: Network Administration - $1000.00
> >23015_TCC Data Modeling and Relational Database Design - $1960.00
> >
> >The way classes are scheduled in the Chicagoland area I would not be
> >able to take the "Introduction" course until April, yet "Part1A" is
> >available next week (02/26/01). I was told by an Oracle staffer, whom I
> >was connected with after asking for someone who could answer questions
> >regarding training and classes, that the Introduction was not really
> >necessary for someone with SQL experience and that I should feel
> >compfortable starting at "DBA Part 1A". Does anyone here have any
> >feelings/concerns or cautions about this? Will I end up having a lot of
> >unfamiliar terms and concepts thrown at me if I fore go the
> >"Introduction"
> >
> >Myron
>
> I'm in the same boat as you - Sybase (and MS SQL) DBA for 4 years
> dumped with the task of becoming an Oracle DBA ASAP. I went ahead
> straight into the DBA-1A course and had no problem with anything in
> the course. A couple of people (the instructor included) were a bit
> dubious about me being there as I didn't know their PL/SQL. They spoke
> about it like it was something REALLY special, but it turned out to be
> like normal "programming" in SQL (i.e. extremely similar to a Sybase
> stored procedure.)
>
> My recommendation : Go straight into the DBA-1A course.
>
> Oh, you'll find the content and depth of the course better than the
> Sybase DBA course (if you attended any.) But, perhaps that was due to
> my course being run by an Oracle consultant (i.e. able to answer real
> life questions based on experience rather than theory) as they didn't
> have enough trainers to do the course.
>
> Peasant
Received on Thu Feb 22 2001 - 14:54:19 CST
