Congratulations Taner, Scott Gossett told me the exam is very challenging.

(And if Scott Gossett thinks the exam is challenging...)

Patrice.

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Hi!

I think the "new" certification is Oracle Certified Master, but the old one
was just Oracle Master title. I personally spent over $6000 on OCM exam
which I took last year (the first public exam). I had to fly to Chicago from
other side of the world, because there were no exams available elsewhere. I
believe Oracle is still having problems with setting up additional test
environments in other locations...
If you ask, was it worth to spend the money - my personal opinion is: yes it
was.

Tanel.

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> Just to clarify, the "old" Oracle Masters was only an indication that
> you had attended a series of relevant training courses.  There was no
> test, no measure of how well you could perform the role of a DBA.  The
> "new" Oracle Masters definitely addresses that issue.
>
>
> 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-----
> Ron Rogers
> Sent: Friday, September 05, 2003 10:39 PM
> To: Multiple recipients of list ORACLE-L
>
>
> I have a certificate suitable for framing that states that I am a
> "Database Administrator Oracle 7 Oracle Master". Does this new Oracle
> Master negate my current  "Oracle Master" certification? Is there and
> upgrade path available? Does it really matter? Every thing that I have
> accomplished I have done for myself. I use the tests as a yard stick
> against what I feel I want to accomplish. Does it matter that I have
> one, or two, or three, or four "suitable for framing" papers on the
> wall? With only a few years to go before I retire for the second time, I
> think that I will concentrate my efforts on my grand kids rather that
> getting paper for my walls.
> Ron m���m
>
> >>> [EMAIL PROTECTED] 09/05/03 08:20AM >>>
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>
> >
> > It's too bad.  It seems like it would be fun.
>
> What for?  Make the employer shell out another BIG bunch of notes? To
> get a piece of paper that says on that date and with that hardware
> one could perform a backup and a restore?
>
> What does that say about the ability to lead a group of developers, or
> design the strategy for database access or solve a really nasty
> performance problem without forcing re-development or re-tooling? Or any
> of a million other tasks truly knowledgeable people get asked to
> perform?
>
> No wonder TK doesn't want to talk about it: it's laughable,
> and he prides himself in being a serious expert.
>
> The single fact the masters was created is the perfect admission at long
> last the OCP was nothing but a sham.  Everyone knows it, some just
> insist on continuing the good old PC stuff (go with the flow,
>
> let it ride, etc). It is the simple truth: its value as a
> "certification" was and always will be nill.
>
> That the masters is being sold as the new "be-all-end-all" is even more
>
> demeaning.
>
>
> > Chris
> >
> > -----Original Message-----
> > Sent: Thursday, September 04, 2003 10:20 AM
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> >
> > So, it's nothing like OCP where you get the certification when you
> spew out
> > certain amount of the green stuff? I wonder how long will it take
> before
> > seeing
> > oracle masters who don't know how to take a hot backup.
>
> They'll be able to take a hot backup, rest assured.
> With milk and two sugars, please.
>
> Cheers
> Nuno Souto
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