RE: Remember me? Oracle DBA veteran considering getting certifi

[Paula_Stankus]

Title: RE: Remember me? Oracle DBA veteran considering getting certifi

Yes, they were concise and just what was needed - there were some errors - really not soo much in Mike Ault's.  However, for one shot study guide - great! -----Original Message----- From: Bishop Lewis [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] Sent: Tuesday, October 08, 2002 5:39 AM To: Multiple recipients of list ORACLE-L Subject: RE: Remember me? Oracle DBA veteran considering getting certifi I expect that there are plenty of copies still in circulation but to my knowledge coriolis is no more.... shame, really, although the exam cram books tended to have quite a few errors they were an excellent portable aid to certification.   Lewis Bishop --- Barclays Enable/ISS/OPTS - Oracle Database Consultant Phone - 020 8298 3418 Mobile - 07950 380857 Email - [EMAIL PROTECTED]   -----Original Message----- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] Sent: 07 October 2002 19:58 To: Multiple recipients of list ORACLE-L Subject: RE: Remember me? Oracle DBA veteran considering getting certifi   This header confirms that this email message has been swept for the presence of computer viruses. Corporate IT THE WOOLWICH ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Well, Amazon is sending me 8i certification books published by coriolis - hmmmm. -----Original Message----- From: Boivin, Patrice J [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] Sent: Monday, October 07, 2002 10:44 AM To: Multiple recipients of list ORACLE-L Subject: RE: Remember me? Oracle DBA veteran considering getting certifi   FYI, I think Coriolis no longer exists. Patrice Boivin Systems Analyst (Oracle Certified DBA) Systems Admin & Operations | Admin. et Exploit. des systèmes Technology Services        | Services technologiques Informatics Branch         | Direction de l'informatique Maritimes Region, DFO      | Région des Maritimes, MPO E-Mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] -----Original Message----- Sent: Monday, September 30, 2002 9:38 AM To: Multiple recipients of list ORACLE-L certifi   Paula, Your experience sounds very similar to mine which I documented on http://www.hcresources.co.uk/ocp.htm <http://www.hcresources.co.uk/ocp.htm> . I used the Exam Cram series and was very happy with them. I am booked for the 8i upgrade next week but despite using 8i for however long it has been available I cannot believe how much there is to learn. I can see myself putting off the exam once again   John -----Original Message----- Sent: 30 September 2002 04:48 To: Multiple recipients of list ORACLE-L   Sorry I didn't respond sooner - been up to my neck recovering from a bad controller.  Anyway - 8i.  If Mike Ault wrote a cram book for 9i upgrade I would get that one too.  Please don't tell me that 8i ceritfication is retired.  -----Original Message----- <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> ] Sent: Saturday, September 28, 2002 5:28 PM To: Multiple recipients of list ORACLE-L   Which version you are talking about? 8i or 9i upgrade certification Regards Rafiq Reply-To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: Multiple recipients of list ORACLE-L <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Date: Sat, 28 Sep 2002 08:53:19 -0800 Well, Given the IT market I felt that it was worth getting certified even though I haven't had any problems and been working with Oracle as DBA for over 8 years.  However, I decided that I didn't want to spend a lot of money or time to do it.  I have 2 small children, work, - yadayadayada(sp?).  I got the self-test for the first test, studied using that and read Mike Ault's Exam cram book from front to back (excellent resource, concise, straightforward, good examples - just a couple of errors in whole book). Total test time was about 30 hours.  Took the exam this morning in 60 minutes (120 alloted), got 49 out of 57 questions correct and passed.  I really want to thank Mike Ault for the excellent concise Cram book and intend to continue on this same path for the other exams.  Unfortunately, Mike didn't write all of them - however, I am hoping they are all of the same level of quality.  I haven't taken a course in Oracle (any) for about 5 year and SQL/PLSQL in about 10-12. Total hours to prepare :  30 hours Resources:  Exam Cram by Mike Ault and self-test exam Any additional costs - none Didn't want to study on clients time so ended up studying mostly between the hours of 2:00 a.m. and 8:00 a.m. in the morning. Hope the others go well and can get this done before Oracle changes the criteria. _________________________________________________________________ MSN Photos is the easiest way to share and print your photos: http://photos.msn.com/support/worldwide.aspx <http://photos.msn.com/support/worldwide.aspx>  -- Please see the official ORACLE-L FAQ: http://www.orafaq.com <http://www.orafaq.com>  -- Author: Mohammad Rafiq   INET: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Fat City Network Services    -- 858-538-5051 http://www.fatcity.com <http://www.fatcity.com>  San Diego, California        -- Mailing list and web hosting services --------------------------------------------------------------------- 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:   INET: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Fat City Network Services    -- 858-538-5051 http://www.fatcity.com San Diego, California        -- Mailing list and web hosting services --------------------------------------------------------------------- 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: Boivin, Patrice J   INET: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Fat City Network Services    -- 858-538-5051 http://www.fatcity.com San Diego, California        -- Mailing list and web hosting services --------------------------------------------------------------------- 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).