Re: Total oracle newbie

ONE course for 12K ... wow! I need to switch to training :)

I had also moved away from mainframes many years ago, but had the luxury of taking several good instructor led courses.

If you don't have the luxury of spending some money on instructor led course, I am wondering if you should look at the online self-paced CDs . I haven't used these, but seems like a good idea for anyone short of cash or time for traveling to training.

Sybase sold their sole to the M$ guys.

M$ will always be playing catch-up to Oracle for core database features and Oracle will always be playing catch-up to the M$ user-interfaces.

Just my opinion... but your experience on mainframes will always be helpful. I am constantly amazed how the same old problems always come up and sometimes the old solutions can be reapplied (in general - not in details). It took us about 10 years to get a decent tape robotic system that I took for granted on mainframes. Also, we are still trying to find a decent change control process that also I took for granted with mainframe apps. This might be just our company, but that is my experience.

"Anthony" <wallabyedward_at_hunterlink.net.au> wrote in message news:YPv0a.3871$3x1.90628_at_nasal.pacific.net.au...
> Howdy,
>
> I've worked with DB2 & hierarchical databases for most of my computing
> life, but have been a casual observer to the explosion of Oracle use. I've
> visited websites and inquired as to information regarding Oracle
> certification, there is a course offered costing around 12K fr this but
that
> seems ridiculous to me.
>
> I'm moving out of the mainframe field of specialisation and want to move
> into business for myself as the niche for Hogan specialists is drying up
> here - more and more work is being shipped to India and I'd just generally
> like to move away from Mainframe /larege corporations altogether. Is there
> any cheaper alternative to gaining Oracle certification than forking out
> heaps of money when for the same price I could be finishing my master's.
>
> Basically I'm seeking to provide computing services to small to mid range
> business concerns from network design and construction to finished
internet
> and internal network client server systems includiong database development
> through to developed product support.
>
> Loads of information on Oracle would be appreciated.
>
> Without providing a thesis, whatever happened to Sybase and how does
Oracle
> compare to other products such as SQL Windows etc.
>
> Thanks in advance. Email me
> Anthony
>
>
Received on Sat Feb 08 2003 - 14:01:38 CST