Path: newssvr20.news.prodigy.com!newsmst01.news.prodigy.com!prodigy.com!logbridge.uoregon.edu!newsfeed.vmunix.org!newspeer1-gui.server.ntli.net!ntli.net!newsfep4-glfd.server.ntli.net.POSTED!53ab2750!not-for-mail From: "DJ" Newsgroups: comp.databases.oracle.server References: <8bccbf05.0310100603.72730768@posting.google.com> <8pzhb.145207$bo1.5668@news-server.bigpond.net.au> <3f86c7b7$0$15134$afc38c87@news.optusnet.com.au> <7610580f.0310101453.632f8abc@posting.google.com> Subject: Re: Oracle 9i New Features or Data Guard Course Lines: 29 X-Priority: 3 X-MSMail-Priority: Normal X-Newsreader: Microsoft Outlook Express 6.00.2800.1158 X-MimeOLE: Produced By Microsoft MimeOLE V6.00.2800.1165 Message-ID: <4xHhb.9976$RU4.92632@newsfep4-glfd.server.ntli.net> Date: Sat, 11 Oct 2003 00:46:04 +0100 NNTP-Posting-Host: 81.96.152.199 X-Complaints-To: abuse@ntlworld.com X-Trace: newsfep4-glfd.server.ntli.net 1065829568 81.96.152.199 (Sat, 11 Oct 2003 00:46:08 BST) NNTP-Posting-Date: Sat, 11 Oct 2003 00:46:08 BST Organization: ntl Cablemodem News Service Xref: newssvr20.news.prodigy.com comp.databases.oracle.server:245091 "Jitendra Patel" wrote in message news:7610580f.0310101453.632f8abc@posting.google.com... > I liked the Oracle9i New Features class. > > However, I think for best learning DO NOT use Oracle University. > > Many of their instructors suck (just ask Howard), and like HJR, most > have no real-world experience and stupid, non-useful degrees like Art > History majors. > > There are many independent Oracle trainers offering classes by > experienced DBA staff. Far better than Oracle University IMHO. > > Here is one such place with real-word experienced instructors: > > http://www.tusc.com/oracle/training/course_schedule.html You will get bad instrcutors anywhere you go just as you will get good ones whereever you go. The instrcutors I have had had been good with real world experience, so that blows your theory out the window doesnt it. I also found the courses well structured and of the correct length and the support and information available after it has finished was really good as well AND you get a free pen with it