Re: New bie
Date: 15 Aug 2002 20:22:07 -0700
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"mkhaled.rahman" <mkhaled.rahman_at_rcn.com> wrote in message news:<ajh4q7$r5$1_at_bob.news.rcn.net>...
> Hell all:
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> Some company (smartcertify) called me and said that they will teach me
> Oracle 8i -- DBA for $2800 , and also will help me to get a good job.
> It(whole DBA course) will be done around six months.
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> What do u think about that proposal? Is anything fishy?
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> Please advice me.
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> Thanks in advance.
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I am a skeptical person so I look at these kind of bootcamps with a strong dose of suspicion.
If you have some familiarity with basics of RDBMS world, not necessarily Oracle, then I would suggest to download a free Personal Edition of Oracle and load it on your PC. Buy a nice (O'Rielly) Oracle DBA handbook for beginners and start pounding the box for a while...maybe a month or so or until you get a little comfortable with the intricacies of Oracle. After you have been cooked in Oracle for couple of months then perhaps take some course/s. It will be a little easier that way then just taking it raw.
Key is to learn the basics of Oracle...and not just have a shiny OCP stamp on your resume. It's not rocket science but it is no cake walk either.
Regards
//Rauf Sarwar
Received on Fri Aug 16 2002 - 05:22:07 CEST