Re: Beginner needs help getting started

I was taken on at my position under NT/Unix technical on the understanding that I'd be mentored under the existing DBA.

I have to say that if I'd been dropped in it myself on day 1, then I'd really have been in trouble - and most probably unemployed. If you're stuck in this position now, then I recommend you grab the Oracle documentation and, if you read nothing else, read the Oracle Concepts chapter. And the books Daniel mentioned would be helpful as well. If you're spending (and the company is willing to train), then ask them to buy you the OCP materials NOW! AW

"Gary McCallum" <gary.mccallum_at_deletethisbit.blueyonder.co.uk> wrote in message news:8ySO6.17848$eJ4.2229697_at_news1.cableinet.net...
> I start working for a new company in a months time, one of the things I
 will
> have to is look after 2 Oracle databases. I made it clear at interview I
> know very little about Oracle so the company understands I need training
 but
> I would like to hit the ground running. Can someone point me in the
> direction of where to start, what to do and what to read, I have access to
> Oracle 8i Personal Edition but I don't even now SQL, all my databases have
> been done through Access.
>
> I have one month to do this so any help would be most appreciated, I don't
> need to know everything but a crash course to get me started would be
> useful.
>
> Thanks
>
> Gary
>
>
>
Received on Thu May 24 2001 - 04:41:47 CDT