I am getting ready to bite the bullet and do this. I have procured a copy of Linux Advanced server to install at home, I have a couple of machines I am going to set up to handle the RAC portions. This is tough for me, because I am one of the largest RAC skeptics about. Of course I had to be dragged kicking and screaming into the Windows world, so what do I know. My employer wants wants me to get the certification, they want the entire IT department to be certified at least as Oralce Developers. I told them I had quite some ways to go, and that the next level of certification required two expensive courses, and an expensive test as well. That didn't seem to dampen their desire to have me acquire the certification. I got a raise for completing the OCP program. I am gonna see if I can get them to dangle a carrot for me to pass this as well, although their footing the bill for the education requirements is pretty darned nice. Not to mention the Solaris system administrator certification, that self study guide just arrived the other day, and the Veritas backup administrator certification stuff I got the other day. This is getting to be like college.
Steve McClure -----Original Message----- Pete Sharman Sent: Wednesday, September 03, 2003 3:39 PM To: Multiple recipients of list ORACLE-L And having sat through the beta of the masters exam, let me reiterate what Reichert said in the article. You really do have to have the hands on experience to pass it. I've been using Oracle for something like 15 years now, and training others in the DBA world for 11 or so of those 12 years, and this was the hardest exam I've ever sat through. Pete "Controlling developers is like herding cats." Kevin Loney, Oracle DBA Handbook "Oh no, it's not. It's much harder than that!" Bruce Pihlamae, long term Oracle DBA. -----Original Message----- Boivin, Patrice J Sent: Thursday, September 04, 2003 6:45 AM To: Multiple recipients of list ORACLE-L Oracle Mag has something about the Oracle Masters program... http://otn.oracle.com/oramag/oracle/03-sep/o53news.html Patrice. -- Please see the official ORACLE-L FAQ: http://www.orafaq.net -- 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). -- Please see the official ORACLE-L FAQ: http://www.orafaq.net -- Author: Pete Sharman 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.net -- Author: Steve McClure 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).
