Re: Total oracle newbie

From: OctoPrime <OctoPrime_at_NOSPAMWhiteHouse.gov>
Date: Fri, 07 Feb 2003 15:54:06 -0500
Message-ID: <pan.2003.02.07.20.54.05.497902.387@NOSPAMWhiteHouse.gov>

On Thu, 06 Feb 2003 19:46:24 -0500, Karsten Farrell wrote:

If you or your company has the money to burn, take the Oracle Courses. They will get you up and running in no time. You should probably take one a month in between to let the information soak in and to review. I had used and been exposed to Oracle for several years when I took the courses so I wasn't a total newbie. But there was a guy in one of my classes who was a Chef and was changing fields. He seemed to catch on rather quick. You will need to know how to move around in UNIX for the classes. Short of that I think you'll catch on fast if you understand how pc and smaller machines work.(disk, memory). From what I can tell about SQL Server it is pretty idiot proof. Just like most M$ stuff you sacrifice power for easy of use.

Prime

> wallabyedward_at_hunterlink.net.au said...

>> Howdy,
>>
>> I've worked with DB2 & hierarchical databases for most of my computing
>> life, but have been a casual observer to the explosion of Oracle use.
>> I've visited websites and inquired as to information regarding Oracle
>> certification, there is a course offered costing around 12K fr this but
>> that seems ridiculous to me.
>>
>> I'm moving out of the mainframe field of specialisation and want to
>> move into business for myself as the niche for Hogan specialists is
>> drying up here - more and more work is being shipped to India and I'd
>> just generally like to move away from Mainframe /larege corporations
>> altogether. Is there any cheaper alternative to gaining Oracle
>> certification than forking out heaps of money when for the same price I
>> could be finishing my master's.
>>
>> Basically I'm seeking to provide computing services to small to mid
>> range business concerns from network design and construction to
>> finished internet and internal network client server systems includiong
>> database development through to developed product support.
>>
>> Loads of information on Oracle would be appreciated.
>>
>> Without providing a thesis, whatever happened to Sybase and how does
>> Oracle compare to other products such as SQL Windows etc.
>>
>> Thanks in advance. Email me
>> Anthony
>>
>>
>>
>>

> Instead of going for a certification course, you'd be better off taking
> courses on Oracle's architecture. There's a very big difference between
> DB2 and hierarchical databases like IDMS and SAS. You've got a lot of
> "unlearning" ahead of you.
> 
> If you want "loads of information," head on over to:
> 
> http://otn.oracle.com/pls/db92/db92.getting_started?remark=homepage
> 
> You'll find enough reading to keep you occupied for a century or so. :)

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