Re: SQL Server to Oracel

Oracle Newbie wrote:

> I got a new Job where I have to handle Oracle databases on Linux. My
> previous experience is with Sql Server on Windows NT. I want to know how
> difficult will this shift be and what do I need to learn first and quickly.
> How different is Oracle on Linux then Oracle on windows. What are the major
> differences between Oracle and SQL Server. Any help, links will be
> appreciated.
>
> thx

Forget 90% of your SQL Server background. They differences between the products are greater than the similarities.

Follow Burt Peltier's and Howard Roger's advice.

And get a copy of Tom Kyte's book Expert One-on-one Oracle and read the first three chapters as though your employability depended on it.

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