Re: Oracle novice training idea

O. Kouame wrote:

>I've noticed while looking at posts that a lot of novice DBAs or
>beginners don't have access to a real database when studying. I'm
>thinking of starting a service consisting of about a dozen machines
>linked together simulating a real life OLTP system with about 1000
>simulated users which will be opened to novices to let them see what a
>real db looks like and allowing them to practise procedures like
>backups and tuning. I'd appreciate any opinions or comments on the
>idea.
>
>Thanks,
>
>

Chance of this not being trashed by a cracker in the first 10 days is close to zero.

You can't give people access to the required Oracle tools without compromising any chance of security and stability.

BTW: Have you ever read an Oracle license agreement? I would suspect you might need a good attorney about ten
minutes after you opened for business.

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