Re: Advice for newbie getting into DBA admin.

I'd recommend getting the SQL black book. It comes with working copies of Oracle8i as well as db2, SQL server and informix. You would be fine installing a personal version 8i (win95/98) for learning (I'd really go with 8i myself as the internet is where all the cool stuff is going on)
Oracle 8i Web Development is also an amazing book if you want to get into web development. Although you might want to start with Oracle 8i For Starters.
Take a look a www.brainbench.com for some interesting tutorials and certification resources.

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<dknite_at_mindspring.com> wrote in message news:8im2hf$3vj$1_at_slb6.atl.mindspring.net...
> Hello,
>
> I have recently decided that I want to become an oracle dba.
> I have been in accounting for most of my career and want to make the
 switch
> to the tech side. I have worked briefly at by old job doing some system
> admin. I think that our system was using Oracle 7.03 in top of a unix
 box.
>
> I want to do some study at home to see if I really like this or not. Can
> anyone suggest which version of oracle to start on Oracle8 or Oracle 8i
 and
> what version of unix I should use. I know that there are about 6 flavors
 of
> unix out there. I want to set up my own database at home and try and
 learn
> from there before I spend thousands of smackers going to oracle class.
>
> Most appreciated
> David
>
>
>
Received on Mon Jun 19 2000 - 00:00:00 CDT