Re: OCP DBA: Oracle 8i or 9i?

In article <2260ef4f.0204271931.6b9bf209_at_posting.google.com>, mastiamoscherzando_at_yahoo.com says...
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>Hello,
>
>I am considering becoming an Oracle Certifed Professional (OCP) DBA.
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>My first question is: should I study for 8i or for 9i? I already have
>three DBA books on Oracle 8i, and I'm not sure if I should sell these
>books and go for Oracle 9i, or if I should stick with Oracle 8i.
>
>I noticed that the Oracle9i certification includes 4 exams--one less
>than 8i-- but is still in a beta phase. Also, Oracle gives you the
>title of 'Oracle Certified Associate' if you pass the first two exams
>of the Oracle9i certification.
>
>It looks like the Oracle9i certification is most flexible, but wanted
>to know what your thoughts are before I start studying.
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>Also, do you think that the certification will actually help me find a
>job as a junior DBA? Are there any companies out there (in the US)
>that are willing to hire a junior DBA who has the OCP from Oracle and
>3 years of programming experience in C and C++ (not in a database
>context)?
>
>Thanks.

There's no need to sell your books on the 8i stuff - a lot of the basic architectual functionality hasn't changed between 8i and 9i. You may want to add to your list of books some of the 9i ones just to round it out. I'm not sure if the exams are still beta or not, but if they are then try to get onto them while they're still beta - it's cheaper ($40 versus $125 from memory).

As for the second part of your question, go to google and search on this newsgroup for OCP - there's been a lot of discussion on this over the past few months and there's little point in rehashing it here.

HTH. Additions and corrections welcome.

Pete

SELECT standard_disclaimer, witty_remark FROM company_requirements; Received on Sat Apr 27 2002 - 23:16:31 CDT