Re: Becoming an Oracle DBA?

hi,
my personnal experience is that i've worked as a programeur for several years (i've developed some applications under SQL*Forms, Access, Pascal etc). the applications all run under Oracle database. so i've got much knowledgements about it. and i've become a DBA this way. for me, the courses are very helpful but not the only way. if you know access, you can try to find a job in a client-server architecture projet, with access-odbc-oracle technical environement. you can work while learning about what's a oracle database. hth.

YANG, senior DBA Oracle

Karen A McGaskey wrote in message
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>I am thinking about becoming an Oracle DBA. I don't have a job or any
>experience in the IT field. I am currently taking Access courses, then I
>will take SQL courses, after that I plan to take the Oracle 8i training
>offered by DB Domain (which offers hands-on exercises practice w/ the
 Oracle
>Server). My 1st question is w/o a college degree if I pass all the exams
 and
>become a certified Oracle DBA would I be able to obtain an entry-level
>position? If not please let me know if I should not consider this
 profession
>w/o any experience? I don't want to waste my time and money if that is in
>fact what it would be. I would also like to know if I do pursue this,
 should
>I take my exams after completing the training and exercises for that exam
 or
>should I take all the exams at once? Another thing I'd like to know is if
>and where could I find an Oracle DBA mentor? I also heard that if one wants
>a life they shouldn't consider this as a career choice. But I also know
 that
>if you want the money that DBAs are paid you have to make sacrifices
>somewhere and that is one of them i think. Well, if anyone could please be
>of any assistance I would greatly appreciate it.
>Thanks,
>Karen
>
>
Received on Sun Dec 31 2000 - 11:42:29 CST