Hi Mark,
That is actually a very interesting question.
I found the "Certification study guide" from Paul DuBois an indispensible
guide.
Other then what you would expect from a "study guide" it does actually go
much further than just preparing you for an exam.
You will get a whole lot of new ideas how to use and administrate your db.
I am not sure, if the current version of the book still contains the 50$
discount exam voucher (which would basically oay for the book if you would
be going to take an exam ;-)
If you ned to spend the bugs of your company, why dont you opt for a
support contract directly from MySQL. That asures you that you have
support right when you need it.
The MySQL mailing list is a great way to ask questions and get them
answered generally in a matter of minutes, however the managers in your
company may feel better when they can get assigned their personal MySQL
staff.
I hope that this gives you an idea.
Best regards
Nils Valentin
Tokyo / Japan
http://www.be-known-online.com/mysql
> Here's an odd question for you, how do you become a MySQL DBA?
>
> I've got enough Solaris/Linux Experience under my belt and I was a Jr.
> Oracle DBA for a year, which got me really interested in RDBMS. I try
> to work with MySQL as much as possible, but I work with one of those
> large telco's that does not like anything where they can't pay large
> amounts of money. This means I have to work it into my spare time.
>
> I've been trying to tie MySQL into basic services: ftp, DSPAM, pop3,
> AND offer help for what we do have: running backups and repairing the
> odd table when needed.
>
> But the question is, what else could I do to help develope DBA skills?
> Right now I have very little data that goes beyond 2 tables, so my
> query skills are withering.
>
> mediis a t gmail d o t com
>
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