Re: Oracle 9i DBA jobs

Lenceman,

Yes the job market is very tight right now even for experienced DBAs. There are quite a few tasks which are important to being a good dba which might trip you up if you are just starting out. Here are some scripts which might help you get started for Solaris:

http://www.dotcomsolutionsinc.net/products/installgen/installgen_files_sol90 1.html

You can download all of the scripts here: http://www.dotcomsolutionsinc.net/downloads/demo_software/index.html

David Simpson
www.dotcomsolutionsinc.net

"Lenceman" <lenceman_at_aol.com> wrote in message news:20020612023459.11781.00000463_at_mb-mf.aol.com...
> I've been a network engineer for over the last five years doing everyting
from
> Netware, NT, 2000, HP-UX, OpenView, and Cisco to name a few. I was going
for
> the CCIE but after finishing up the CCNP and CCDP tracks I've decided to
give
> routers a rest for now and see how much I like working with Oracle.
>
> I have a few questions.
>
> 1. I'm going to be pushing into the Oracle 9i OCP track. Once I finish
this
> track asuming that i know what I'm doing what does the job market look
like for
> 9i.
>
> 2. Once I finish the 9i OCP what is the value of compleating and learing
> Oracle Developer 6i track.
>
> 3. What do you think of the new OCM lab? Will it be hard and rewarding
like
> the CCIE?
>
> 4. Will Linux replace Solaris and the # 1 Oracle Platform?
>
> 5. Will MS SQL 2000 trick the Oracle faithfull and start to take control
by
> the time SQL Server 10 comes out? (SQL 2000 is version 8.)
>
> Thanks
>
Received on Wed Jun 12 2002 - 08:17:35 CDT