Re: opinions on oracle or IBM training....

pheonix1t wrote:

> hello people,
> I'm about to start embarking on training for dba. At first I was going to
> go with oracle but now i'm starting to wonder about IBM. Which oracle
> product is better to get certified on? I've seen a lot of 8i stuff....but
> what about the 9i or even 11i? What's the difference?? How long will 8i
> last for??
> Oracle also said they are coming out with an improved version that doesn't
> need as much maintenance on it so as to cut costs of ownership.....which one
> is that??
> Now IBM.....how do the oracle products stack up against the DB2 from IBM?
> From recent news, IBM seems to go more with the cross-platform/work with
> partner approach that seems to be a better business strategy from what
> several news sources have said compared to oracle which is a more closed
> approach. Is this true?? What do real-world professionals have to say
> about this?? How do you people feel about this? I'm going to invest a lot
> of time and energy into this so I really want to be sure I've made a good
> decision.
> What about doing both?? Are they really that different?? Is it like saying
> MS compared to a unix/linux machine??
> Sorry for all the questions..........but I really want to know !
>
> Oskar

Depends on the local market where you live or wish to live.

Out here, in Seattle, you could have DB/2 training and be unemployed for a very long time.

Daniel A. Morgan Received on Wed May 23 2001 - 01:15:23 CDT