Re: Oracle DBA worth it?

Hi

There are many DBA and Oracle books:

One of the better one is

        Oracle(8) DBA Handbook by Kevin Loney.

I would invest about $40.00 bought via Amazon.com on this book and see for yourself what is involved.
You can also browse these over coffee at Barnes and Noble etc. before buying.

I have a set with other titles, but unless I have need for it I do not use them.

        Advanced Oracle Tuning and Administration by Kevin Loney et al.

        Oracle the Complete Reference by George Koch and Kevin Loney.

        Oracle Backup and Recovery Handbook 7.3 edition by Rama Velpuri.

As far as the certification is concerned, I have never bothered because I feel that at least in Oracle world you can tell during the job interview a candidate's knowledge of Oracle and what he/she is capable of doing either as DBA or Developer.

Later !!!

Suresh Bhat
Oracleguru
www.oracleguru.net
oracleguru_at_mailcity.com

ILLINI012 <illini012_at_aol.com> wrote in article <19990705002956.12476.00004050_at_ng-cr1.aol.com>...
> Hi, I am an MCSE+ I and MCDBA. I am thinking of obtaining the Oracle DBA
> certification. Is the Oracle DBA certification worth it? if it is, what
is the
> best way to study? Are the Oracle bundle packages ($3500) worth buying?
What is
> the best way to study?
>
> Thanks
> Jinsoo
>
Received on Tue Jul 06 1999 - 10:11:33 CDT