Re: Oracle Experience

The Oracle store has many Oracle products you can try for $5 each. Including Oracle 8. As far as documentation, any good bookstore - for real or online will have Oracle DBA books, the complete Oracle 8 Reference etc...

In fact, if you go to www.booksonline.com you can get the whole Oracle trio for $10 and agreeing to buy one more book...........

But the software is easy to get on the try&buy CDs... go to www.oracle.com and rummage for downloads or try & buy...

On Sun, 13 Dec 1998 17:08:02 GMT, Ameen2_at_msn.com wrote:

>In article <sthigpenF3rrpM.4s1_at_netcom.com>,
> sthigpen_at_netcom.com (Sam Thigpen) wrote:
>>
>> I've been working as a UNIX Sys Admin for several years, but I would like
>> to become a DBA as well. I've been looking into ways that I can learn
>> Oracle and get an entry level position as a DBA that would involve some
>> more senior SysAdmin work. One approach that I've been looking into
>> lately, is studying for and getting my OCP certification. I'm assuming
>> this will open some doors for me. Does anyone have any other suggestions?
>
>Getting your certification may get you in the door but it won't give you
>tenure. The only way you're going to get staying power in a good job is to
>really learn DBA well. My advice is to forget about certification now and
>concentrate on learning generic database design and administration. Start
>out by developing applications on Access since it's easy to use. Learn how
>to develop Access applications and design databases using a book like
>"Database Design for Mere Mortals" by Michael Hernandez. Concentrate on
>learning SQL with Access and avoid using macros and the query grid (write
>your own SQL programs). Don't concenrtrate that much on VBA with Access
>because SQL is more important. Once you're comfortable with Access, database
>design methodology and SQL, it will be a lot easier to move to Oracle as
>opposed to jumping cold into Oracle.
>
>
>
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Received on Sat Dec 19 1998 - 12:42:17 CST