Re: Oracle 8 Vs. 8i
Date: Tue, 15 Aug 2000 23:16:17 -0700
Message-ID: <spkc9uccr5j32_at_corp.supernews.com>
Asun,
you can always get an OCP certificate by studying yourself (check the OCP
homepage on www.oracle.com/education). Start using the
http://technet.oracle.com -- subsription is free - there are forums, white
papers and tons of free software to start. Make your hands dirty before
even thinking for certified. You think people will hire you just because
you have OCP certificate? Even they hire you can you really do the job?
Get the book "Oracle8i Complete Reference" from Oracle Press and start
reading. And when it comes to the point that you ready for those OCP
exams - then take the 8i ones (not 8.0). Oracle terminates oracle7
certification and already announced that 8.0.6 as the final 8.0 release. So
figure out yourself...
regards
Zafer AKTAN
Oracle DBA/Developer (Oracle Master Developer/2000 Application Developer)
"A.S." <asun_at_mindspring.com> wrote in message
news:8mt1ht$btn$1_at_slb6.atl.mindspring.net...
> I'm faced with a dilemma. I'm interested in taking courses for the Oracle
> certification exam but I'm not sure whether there's really a big
difference
> between Oracle 8 and 8i. I've been looking around for some classes but all
> of the cheaper places in NYC only offer classes for Oracle 8. So there
> doesn't seem like there are many alternatives short of spending 10,000
> dollars to get an oracle 8i certification. The only alternative that I can
> think of is to take the Oracle 8 test and then take the 8i new features
> test. But is this the best choice in terms of available jobs for oracle 8?
> or am I taking a really roundabout route?
> Another question is what's the job market like for the two certifications.
> Is 8i more valued by employers than 8? Any input on this matter would
> greatly be appreciated. Thank you in advance.
>
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Received on Wed Aug 16 2000 - 08:16:17 CEST