Thanks for the reply

[Quoted] Hey, Chris,

[Quoted] [Quoted]    Thanks for the reply, I took a look at the STS stuff, looks good though [Quoted] [Quoted] the price is kind of steep. Do you have any experience with STS ? Do you [Quoted] [Quoted] think reading oracle's documentation will help, though the volume is kind of overwhelming.

[Quoted] [Quoted]    I'm just curious, the DBAs I know seems just like Sys Admins, sitting [Quoted] [Quoted] there surfing the net all day, unless someone broke something or something [Quoted] [Quoted] really bad happend, which doesn't happen that often, while us poor [Quoted] [Quoted] programmers have to work day and night at every new feature release, which [Quoted] is almost every week.

Justin

[Quoted] [Quoted] "Chris Boyle" <cboyle_at_no.spam.hargray.com> wrote in message news:a2u70u$dh8d$1_at_news3.infoave.net...
> I would also skip the OCP CBTs from Oracle. They were the exact same
> quality as Daniel found the book to be. Until Sybex or somebody comes out
> with a book your only choice is class room training. You could get the
STS
> test. They will help you pass certification.
>
> I have never met a DBA that didn't have deadlines to meet and recovering a
> mission critical instance after a disk failure can't be considered
relaxing.
> DBA is different than programming but it can be just as stressful and
> taxing.
>
> Good luck on the exams.
>
>
> "Justin" <justin_at_ca.ca> wrote in message
> news:_Ul48.20204$bu6.3893731_at_news20.bellglobal.com...
> > Hi, there,
> >
> > I'm thinking about take oracle 9i ocp exam, at least the oca part,
> before
> > looking for a dba job. Been a programmer too long, tired and laid off.
> Want
> > something more relaxing. Hate deadlines.
> > Any suggestions on what kind of books or online resources for the
> > preparation, oracle 9i is pretty new, you know.
> >
> > Thanks in advance
> >
> > Justin
> >
> >
>
>
Received on Sun Jan 27 2002 - 06:04:47 CET