The Chauncey certification exam (singular) was a failure because: 1) It didn't parrot/require enough Oracle ILT material 2) Oracle Corp didn't get a big enough cut 3) It was more scenario-based - requiring more understanding and less "knowledge"
OCP is more like a "learner's permit". The Chauncey certification was more like a chauffeur's license. Don Granaman [OraSaurus - Just say NO(CP)] ----- Original Message ----- To: "Multiple recipients of list ORACLE-L" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Wednesday, June 26, 2002 9:33 AM Well that explains a lot. In a separate post Rachel also said Oracle denigrated the prior Chauncey/IOUG tests so it's obvious that Oracle is just using testing and certification as another source of revenue. Professional Development of the DBA community is just marketing hype. All the more reason to avoid the 9i tests. -----Original Message----- Sent: Tuesday, June 25, 2002 7:08 PM To: Multiple recipients of list ORACLE-L Importance: High The original certification program was developed by IOUG when Mike Corey was president of the group. I cannot remember if the program ever certified anyone other than those who built it. Once Oracle had its own certification program the IOUG one withered. The relationship between ORACLE and its user groups have not always been friendly. The OAUG's complaints have made the national press. If my memory serves, and its already been shown to be faulty, the first OOW-Americas was scheduled to be at the same time as the IOUG-A. Corey indicated he was going to see Ellison and explain to him that he couldn't do such a thing, that OOW-Americas would have to be rescheduled. Ellison was not moved, neither was the OOW-Americas conference; the IOUG-A get together was :) To its credit IOUG-A live is seen as a more credible than the marketing show known as OOW. However I doubt the conference would maintain its value if Oracle sent no one. If the IOUG had a competing certification program, Oracle would do its best to snuff it out. Ian MacGregor Stanford Linear Accelerator Center [EMAIL PROTECTED] -- Please see the official ORACLE-L FAQ: http://www.orafaq.com -- Author: Orr, Steve INET: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Fat City Network Services -- (858) 538-5051 FAX: (858) 538-5051 San Diego, California -- Public Internet access / Mailing Lists -------------------------------------------------------------------- To REMOVE yourself from this mailing list, send an E-Mail message to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] (note EXACT spelling of 'ListGuru') and in the message BODY, include a line containing: UNSUB ORACLE-L (or the name of mailing list you want to be removed from). You may also send the HELP command for other information (like subscribing). -- Please see the official ORACLE-L FAQ: http://www.orafaq.com -- Author: Don Granaman INET: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Fat City Network Services -- (858) 538-5051 FAX: (858) 538-5051 San Diego, California -- Public Internet access / Mailing Lists -------------------------------------------------------------------- To REMOVE yourself from this mailing list, send an E-Mail message to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] (note EXACT spelling of 'ListGuru') and in the message BODY, include a line containing: UNSUB ORACLE-L (or the name of mailing list you want to be removed from). You may also send the HELP command for other information (like subscribing).
