Re: Help with Oracle Career Path

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"Blaine T. Jones" <jonesb007_at_mindspring.com> wrote in message news:<9t9f0j$cv2$1_at_slb7.atl.mindspring.net>...
> Dana- I'm a little biased against online training. I have tried it before
> and found that it just wasn't for me (I haven't tried Oracle U. but I have
> tried others). I don't know of anyone else that has successfully done much
> with online learning, either.
> That being said, I have just started the OCP DBA course on my own with
> Sybex's OCP books (ISBN 0782126855).
>
> Anyways, I am coming completely new to Oracle and the Database world in
> general. I have several years of experience with networking and computers (I
> have an MCSE and Novell CNA) so I think that helps a little, but not "a
> lot," as RDBMS is an entirely different world than systems admin/engineer
> work.
> I would recommend giving the books a shot and try to learn on your own
> without Oracle U. Make sure you have an NT or Windows 2000 system to install
> Oracle 8i on so you can get some hands on experience. (The 8i CD comes with
> the aforementioned book but all flavors (NT, Unix, Linux) are available for
> download from http://technet.oracle.com.
>
> Some of the professional DBAs here will probably scoff at a novice becoming
> an OCP DBA. After all, it's really more about experience than new-found
> knowledge, and I'm the first to admit that. I think the same of
> paper-MCSE's that pay their ten grand for 10 week bootcamps and come out as
> MCSEs without ever touching a production system....but I digress.
> My pursuit of the OCP DBA is based a need and desire to learn Oracle and
> I've found that certification tracks tend to teach the basics better than
> non-certification training.
>
> So, I'm sure you're going to get a lot of differing opinions on this. For
> me, online training doesn't work. I'm sure there are exceptions, however.
> Of course, you may be well served to also peruse some of the Oracle docs
> here:
> http://otn.oracle.com/docs/products/oracle8i/doc_library/817_doc/server.817/
> index.htm
> In particular, 8i Concepts. It may help you decide whether or not this track
> is right for you. (You'll need to register to access that site, but it's
> free and well worth your time).
>
> Good luck with whatever route you decide.
>
> Blaine
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> "Dana Cooper" <CooperDanaJ_at_aol.com> wrote in message
> news:329dbbf1.0111161323.15358dc_at_posting.google.com...
> > Can anyone help me? I am currently an unemployed Administrative
> > Assistant with a BS in Computer Science and considering attending
> > Oracle University for training. I am considering both the Oracle DBA
> > and Oracle Developer tracks. My concern is investing money and
> > possibly not being able to become certified due to the difficulty of
> > the material. Does anyone out there have any support they can lend
> > about being an "average joe" and completing OCP certification?
> > Please help! If you desire, you can e-mail me at the above e-mail
> > address.
> > Thank you, DC
Received on Mon Nov 19 2001 - 14:43:54 CST