MySQL DBA certification exam

2011-03-03 Thread Angela liu
Hi, Folk: I have two questions about the DBA certification exam: 1.how many questions ? 2: how long is the exam? 3.what's the pass score? I could not find the answers on mysql web anybody knows? Thanks a lot

MySQL 5 certification books / trainign material

2010-09-07 Thread Machiel Richards
Good day everyone I think I have asked this question a while back but cant remember whether I have received an answer yet so I will ask again. I am busy studying for my MySQL certification exams, however the only book I have available to me is the MySQL 4 manual

Re: Mysql Certification exams

2010-01-04 Thread carsten
Hi Machiel, First of all, obligatory disclaimer: Until 2007, I was in charge of the MySQL certification exams. I'm also co-author of the book I'm about to recommend, but I receive no sales royalties. All of which means that I'm biased and my knowledge may be a bit rusty, but hopefully still

Re: Mysql Certification exams

2010-01-04 Thread Claudio Nanni
corporate needs or personal CV needs (apart from telling friends at the bar) and when you will be at night with a broken replication your certification will not help you. But I am sure you know it already! Cheers Claudio 2010/1/4 machiel.richards machiel.richa...@gmail.com Good day all

Re: Mysql Certification exams

2010-01-04 Thread Claudio Nanni
I am certified Dba, the book is all you need for the examwell 8 years experience help as well. What I mean is that On 4 jan 2010 10:20, cars...@bitbybit.dk wrote: Hi Machiel, First of all, obligatory disclaimer: Until 2007, I was in charge of the MySQL certification exams. I'm also co

Mysql Certification exams

2010-01-03 Thread machiel.richards
Good day all I hope that someone can help me out with some resources. Due to lack of interest my MySQL training was cancelled in December. However I need to get certified (MySQL DBA) ASAP and need to do this on book

Re: Mysql Certification exams

2010-01-03 Thread bharani kumar
Hi , Look dummies , look mysql basic's, not sure, but google with keyword mysql dump On Mon, Jan 4, 2010 at 11:36 AM, machiel.richards machiel.richa...@gmail.com wrote: Good day all I hope that someone can help me out with some resources. Due to lack

Re: Mysql Certification exams

2010-01-03 Thread Rob Wultsch
exams as well as 5.1 cluster. Buy the official guides and read them well: http://www.amazon.com/MySQL-5-0-Certification-Study-Guide/dp/0672328127 That has all the information you need and practice exam questions. The certification exams are not that hard if you work with MySQL consistently and read

Certification Feedback?

2009-02-01 Thread Daniel Lahey
I'm considering MySQL certification, and I'm wondering which certifications I should target. I've been developing using MySQL for about 4-5 years, but am looking to get out of development and into a DBA role. I've worked with various database engines for about 20 years, so it would seem

RE: Certification Feedback?

2009-02-01 Thread Martin Gainty
Dan- I would concentrate on SQL certification first To know package foo does bar method for MySQL is a good extra tool to have in your toolbelt but more important for the bigger companies to be able to use your skillset for MySQL AND DB2 AND Oracle Martin

MySQL certification lag

2008-07-17 Thread Rob Wultsch
Can anyone comment about how long it takes to a mysql cert letter? I was RIF'ed recently and have since passed the MySQL Developer exams, and would love to not have to wait at a minimum a month to be able to put the certification on my resume. After we receive notice of your results, we send

Cluster Certification Study Guide available again

2008-06-26 Thread Stefan Hinz
The Cluster Certification Study Guide (CCSG), first published in November 2007, is on sale again! The first edition had a number of issues with general layout, font sizes, and paper quality. For the new edition, we've addressed those issues, and thanks to our new print-on-demand publisher

Re: Certified MySQL Associate (CMA) certification value

2008-02-25 Thread Thufir
this is the cumulative effect of formalised learning with, I hope, job placement help from VCC. It's, I think, an outrageous price, but is fast and gives me something tangible. I don't mind paying the cash, but if it's not worth much more than: Associate (CMA) Certification http://www.mysql.com/certification

Re: Certified MySQL Associate (CMA) certification value

2008-02-25 Thread Baron Schwartz
, but if it's not worth much more than: Associate (CMA) Certification http://www.mysql.com/certification/ it wouldn't make sense in a cost/benefit analysis. Just curious what others think of this program. -Thufir -- MySQL General Mailing List For list archives: http://lists.mysql.com

Re: Certified MySQL Associate (CMA) certification value

2008-02-21 Thread B. Keith Murphy
to start studying for the test using the MySQL Certification book (a subset of it covers the exam material). We met twice over the next few months to study a bit and then in December he took the test and passed it. Monday he actually started as our part time junior DBA. Is he making a lot

Certified MySQL Associate (CMA) certification value

2008-02-20 Thread Thufir
I'm considering studying for: Certified MySQL Associate (CMA) http://www.mysql.com/certification/candguide#t21 At first glance, it seems to follow: http://www.mysql.com/training/courses/introduction_to_databases.html I can hit the bookstore to find out more, of course. But, what I

Re: Certified MySQL Associate (CMA) certification value

2008-02-20 Thread Baron Schwartz
Hi, On Feb 20, 2008 6:13 AM, Thufir [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: I'm considering studying for: Certified MySQL Associate (CMA) http://www.mysql.com/certification/candguide#t21 At first glance, it seems to follow: http://www.mysql.com/training/courses/introduction_to_databases.html I can hit

Re: Certified MySQL Associate (CMA) certification value

2008-02-20 Thread Thufir
On Wed, Feb 20, 2008 at 1:51 PM, Baron Schwartz [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: [...] In my opinion there is a tremendous shortage of qualified DBAs for MySQL. The certification may establish that you have at least a baseline of knowledge. If you're looking for a job, you could hardly go wrong

MySQL 5.1 Cluster Certification Study Guide

2007-12-05 Thread Stefan Hinz
Hi, A little over a year since the project to write this book began, the MySQL 5.1 Cluster Certification Study Guide is now at long last available. Covering the Certified MySQL 5.1 Cluster Database Administrator exam, this study guide is the one authority to look to when you're preparing

Re: MySQL Certification

2007-03-01 Thread Gabriel PREDA
Thanx for all the messages but I wasn't talking about the list mysql@lists.mysql.com... I get all those mails... I was talking about the speficic certification list [EMAIL PROTECTED]. (Sorry for not being that clear !) And still no words about maximum space between DEV1 and DEV2 !!! Thanx

MySQL Certification

2007-02-28 Thread Gabriel PREDA
As I understood to attain MySQL Developer you must pass 2 exams... DEV1 and DEV2... What I did not understood, yet... if there is any limit in the timespan between DEV1 and DEV2. Let's say I'll take DEV1 in late March... how many months can pass so that when i'll take DEV2 the results for DEV1

Certification examples

2006-05-09 Thread Adrian Bruce
Hi I have bought the MySQL certification study guide (v 5.0) and am almost ready for the exams, does anyone know if the questions in the self study guide are very similar to the ones that you get in the exam? and is there anywhere else that i can get more questions like this for practice

MySQL Certification Questions

2006-02-21 Thread Adrian Bruce
Hi Does anybody know where i can get a load of sample questiosn for the MySQL certificate exams, i know there are a few on mysql's site but i was hoping to find quite a few to practice on. Thanks Ade -- MySQL General Mailing List For list archives: http://lists.mysql.com/mysql To

Re: MySQL Certification Questions

2006-02-21 Thread Ligaya Turmelle
the study guide? Adrian Bruce wrote: Hi Does anybody know where i can get a load of sample questiosn for the MySQL certificate exams, i know there are a few on mysql's site but i was hoping to find quite a few to practice on. Thanks Ade -- life is a game... so have fun. -- MySQL

MySQL 5.0 certification

2005-10-10 Thread Allyson Young
Has anyone been involved with the 5.0 certification program. I purchased three books in regards to 5.0 certification from MySQL but am totally unable to find anything about the new certification program on the web site. The new program is structured COMPLETELY different from the old program

Re: MySQL 5.0 certification

2005-10-10 Thread Scott Noyes
Has anyone been involved with the 5.0 certification program. I've read that the new MySQL 5 certificates will be available about 2 or 3 months after MySQL 5 becomes a Production Release. http://db4free.blogspot.com/2005/10/mysql-5-certifications.html -- Scott Noyes [EMAIL PROTECTED] -- MySQL

Re: studying for the certification exam

2004-09-25 Thread Jim Grill
Hi, I took the MySQL core and professional certification exams and failed both, so now I want to go again, but does anyone have any tips or techniques for studying that they've found useful? Wow, what a drag. Did you read the study guide? How long have you been a MySQL user? I am preparing

RE: studying for the certification exam

2004-09-25 Thread Scott Hamm
as they exchange advices. -Original Message- From: Jim Grill [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Saturday, September 25, 2004 2:36 PM To: Levi Campbell; [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Re: studying for the certification exam Hi, I took the MySQL core and professional certification exams and failed both

studying for the certification exam

2004-09-24 Thread Levi Campbell
Hi, I took the MySQL core and professional certification exams and failed both, so now I want to go again, but does anyone have any tips or techniques for studying that they've found useful? - Do you Yahoo!? Express yourself with Y! Messenger

Training and certification in Kansas City

2004-07-01 Thread Levi Campbell
Where can I get MySQL training and certification in Kansas City? -- MySQL General Mailing List For list archives: http://lists.mysql.com/mysql To unsubscribe:http://lists.mysql.com/[EMAIL PROTECTED]

Re: Training and certification in Kansas City

2004-07-01 Thread Paul DuBois
At 18:19 -0600 7/1/04, Levi Campbell wrote: Where can I get MySQL training and certification in Kansas City? VUE handles MySQL cert testing. If you visit here: http://vue.com/mysql/ Then on the See where Pearson VUE has test centers that deliver MySQL exams. line, click the test centers link

Re: Professional certification

2004-06-21 Thread Carsten Pedersen
Hi Brian, On Fri, 2004-06-18 at 19:48, Brian Mansell wrote: I took the certification exam this morning and passed. Congratulations! When should I expect to receive the certificate (and other items) in the mail? It usually takes 4-6 weeks for the certificate to arrive at your address. Best

RE: Professional certification

2004-06-19 Thread VWilliams
-Original Message- From: Brian Mansell [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] I took the certification exam this morning and passed. When should I expect to receive the certificate (and other items) in the mail? I'm thinking of studying for the exam. How much time did you put into studying

Professional certification

2004-06-18 Thread Brian Mansell
I took the certification exam this morning and passed. When should I expect to receive the certificate (and other items) in the mail? --bmansell -- MySQL General Mailing List For list archives: http://lists.mysql.com/mysql To unsubscribe:http://lists.mysql.com/[EMAIL PROTECTED]

Looking for reviewers: MySQL Certification Study Guide

2004-05-28 Thread Carsten Pedersen
Hi! In April, the MySQL Certification Study Guide was published by MySQL Press. By now, it has arrived in bookstores across the world. The main parts of the book are written by Paul DuBois, Stefan Hinz and yours truly. Paul needs no introduction; Stefan has translated several MySQL books

Re: Certification Test Questions

2004-01-19 Thread Johannes Franken
* Bob Ramsey [EMAIL PROTECTED] [2004-01-18 22:54 +0100]: So how reflective of the real test is the sample test at mysql.com? They've got sample questions for the core certification only. Their level looks similar, but the real exam offers answers like none of the above and all of the above

Re: Certification Test Questions

2004-01-19 Thread Carsten Pedersen
around 5%); others were saying that they thought there were too many fill-in the blanks questions (on that particular test, they were subjected to *two* such questions during the exam). Are they theory based or is it fact based, i.e., memorize the books to pass? For the CORE certification

Re: Certification Test Questions

2004-01-19 Thread Andrew Boothman
Carsten Pedersen wrote: I have heard from some candidates that they regard the Core exam as being more of a memorization exam than Professional. Which only goes to show, once again, that perceptions differ quite a bit as people come out of the testing room. Carsten, Do you know when the

Certification Test Questions

2004-01-18 Thread Marc Dver
, and An Introduction to Database Systems by C.J. Date. Would these materials, together with practice on a live server, suffice to give me the knowledge to pass the certification test? 3. What version is the test geared for? Sincerely, Marc DVer -- MySQL General Mailing List For list archives

re: Certification Test Questions

2004-01-18 Thread Jeremy March
In the Certification section of the mysql web site there is a short sample test which shows the types of questions. There's a lot of information there too including the broad topics covered in each test. According to amazon.com Paul Dubois will have a MySQL Certification study book coming out

re: Certification Test Questions

2004-01-18 Thread Paul DuBois
At 14:27 -0500 1/18/04, Jeremy March wrote: In the Certification section of the mysql web site there is a short sample test which shows the types of questions. There's a lot of information there too including the broad topics covered in each test. According to amazon.com Paul Dubois will have

Re: Certification Test Questions

2004-01-18 Thread Johannes Franken
, i.e., memorize the books to pass? For the CORE certification, it's balanced. In many cases they show you some tables's contents and you have pick either the statements which do some job, or the result if you rune some statement. For this type of questions, memorizing the books is just not enough

Re: Certification Test Questions

2004-01-18 Thread Bob Ramsey
So how reflective of the real test is the sample test at mysql.com? Normally the little sample tests are easier than the real thing, but I'm curious. I got 8 out of 10. bob -- MySQL General Mailing List For list archives: http://lists.mysql.com/mysql To unsubscribe:

Re: Certification Question

2004-01-13 Thread Carsten Pedersen
containing all the Pearson VUE Test Center in India. You should of course also check up on all the certification material available on the MySQL web site: http://www.mysql.com/certification Most importantly, make sure to read through the Certification Candidate Guide. Best regards and good luck

Re: Certification Question

2004-01-11 Thread Amanullah
. This will bring you a window containing all the Pearson VUE Test Center in India. Good luck! Bernard On Friday 09 January 2004 22:29, Amanullah wrote: I'm also interested to take up the certification exam on Mysql, pl. guide me how to proceed to get certification on the same, I'm in India (chennai

Re: Certification Question

2004-01-11 Thread Mike
I took the MySQL core certification exam on the 2nd of January and Passed. Congratulations! I was just wondering when MySQL actually sends out the Certificate and other stuff they said they would send out? Does anyone here have any experience with this ? Thanks in advance. They do indeed, I

Re: Certification Question

2004-01-10 Thread Bernard Clement
! Bernard On Friday 09 January 2004 22:29, Amanullah wrote: I'm also interested to take up the certification exam on Mysql, pl. guide me how to proceed to get certification on the same, I'm in India (chennai). -aman. Arjun Subramanian wrote: I took the MySQL core certification exam on the 2nd

Certification Question

2004-01-09 Thread Arjun Subramanian
I took the MySQL core certification exam on the 2nd of January and Passed. I was just wondering when MySQL actually sends out the Certificate and other stuff they said they would send out? Does anyone here have any experience with this ? Thanks in advance. Arjun Subramanian Georgia Tech Station

Re: Certification Question

2004-01-09 Thread Amanullah
I'm also interested to take up the certification exam on Mysql, pl. guide me how to proceed to get certification on the same, I'm in India (chennai). -aman. Arjun Subramanian wrote: I took the MySQL core certification exam on the 2nd of January and Passed. I was just wondering when MySQL

Re: MySQL certification

2004-01-05 Thread Stefan Hinz
Douglas, I'm scheduled to take the MySQL certification exam tomorrow morning, thus currently intently cramming with the MySQL reference manual and writing out study notes etc. I'm not too worried as I've been using MySQL for years (although preping for this has been a good exercise

Re: MySQL certification

2004-01-05 Thread Douglas Sims
the Pro exam. I wrote out pages and pages of notes while studying. If anyone's interested, perhaps I will post those online. -Doug Stefan Hinz wrote: Douglas, I'm scheduled to take the MySQL certification exam tomorrow morning, thus currently intently cramming with the MySQL reference manual

Re: MySQL certification

2004-01-05 Thread Carsten Pedersen
, as this is of course one of the main ideas behind having a certification program in the first place. Best regards, / Carsten -- Carsten H. Pedersen Coordinator of Development, Certification Manager MySQL AB, http://www.mysql.com Want to swim with the dolphins? (April 14-16, 2004) http://www.mysql.com

Re: MySQL certification

2004-01-05 Thread Tobias Asplund
On Mon, 5 Jan 2004, Douglas Sims wrote: The test was a bit harder than I anticipated. I should have paid more attention to column types and database name, among other things. But I did pass - at least, the preliminary report said pass, but also said that the exam will be reviewed and If you

MySQL certification

2004-01-04 Thread Douglas Sims
I'm scheduled to take the MySQL certification exam tomorrow morning, thus currently intently cramming with the MySQL reference manual and writing out study notes etc. I'm not too worried as I've been using MySQL for years (although preping for this has been a good exercise and I've learned

Re: Core Certification

2003-12-29 Thread valentin_nils
. Thats the best you can do, do get into the exam relaxed and without any unneccesary pressure. Best regards Nils Valentin - Original Message - From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Sunday, December 28, 2003 4:51 AM Subject: Core Certification Hello everybody ! I have

Core Certification

2003-12-27 Thread arjun
Hello everybody ! I have question regarding the MySQL core certification. Does anybody have any general insights on taking the exam ? I am studying from the manual, but I am pretty nervous about the exam as I don't know how much in depth the questions will be or even if studying from the manual

Re: MySQL certification [slightly-ot]

2003-09-29 Thread Carsten Pedersen
Hi Jennifer, On Fri, 2003-09-26 at 20:55, Jennifer Goodie wrote: I have recently re-entered the job market and I was wondering if anyone has found that having certification really helps in landing a position. If so, which cert do you have? I can only answer in general terms, but hope you

MySQL certification [slightly-ot]

2003-09-26 Thread Jennifer Goodie
I have recently re-entered the job market and I was wondering if anyone has found that having certification really helps in landing a position. If so, which cert do you have? -- MySQL General Mailing List For list archives: http://lists.mysql.com/mysql To unsubscribe:http://lists.mysql.com

Re: MySQL core certification revision - clients

2003-07-21 Thread Carsten Pedersen
Hello, On Sun, 2003-07-20 at 14:59, Stefan Hinz wrote: Matthew, Hi, I'm clear as to what is meant by The mysql client in the MySQL core certification revision check list. I understand that the mysql database itself is the server. Would client then be any program that talks

Re: MySQL core certification revision - clients

2003-07-20 Thread Stefan Hinz
Matthew, Hi, I'm clear as to what is meant by The mysql client in the MySQL core certification revision check list. I understand that the mysql database itself is the server. Would client then be any program that talks to the server? Perhaps it is referring to mysql, the command line tool

MySQL core certification revision - clients

2003-07-19 Thread Matthew
Hi, I'm clear as to what is meant by The mysql client in the MySQL core certification revision check list. I understand that the mysql database itself is the server. Would client then be any program that talks to the server? Perhaps it is referring to mysql, the command line tool? I understand

Certification study quide from Dubois, Hinz and Pedersen

2003-06-09 Thread Nils Valentin
Hello Paul Dubois, Stefan Hinz, Carsten Pedersen, hello Mysql List, I was wondering if you guys would let me know about the release schedule of the MySQL Certification Study Guide which is about to be released - as announced on the UC 2 months ago. Any information much appreciated - no info

Re: Certification study quide from Dubois, Hinz and Pedersen

2003-06-09 Thread Nils Valentin
would let me know about the release schedule of the MySQL Certification Study Guide which is about to be released - as announced on the UC 2 months ago. Any information much appreciated - no info on www.amazon.com so far. I reckon the Study Guides will be in the bookstores end of Q3

Re: Certification study quide from Dubois, Hinz and Pedersen

2003-06-09 Thread Nils Valentin
Pedersen, Ah! How did you find out? ;-) I was wondering if you guys would let me know about the release schedule of the MySQL Certification Study Guide which is about to be released - as announced on the UC 2 months ago. Any information much appreciated - no info

Re: certification exam

2002-12-28 Thread Stefan Hinz, iConnect \(Berlin\)
John, Has anyone been successful in signing up for the certification exam? Yes. I took the exam (still beta at that time) November 26, in Berlin, Germany. I've entered dates going up to Jume 30,2003 to schedule an exam and all I get back is exam not available. The V.U.E. registration

certification exam

2002-12-27 Thread John Coder
sql, query, mysql,I'm a lumberjack and I'm ok for he spam police. Has anyone been successful in signing up for the certification exam? I've entered dates going up to Jume 30,2003 to schedule an exam and all I get back is exam not available. John

Certification

2002-11-14 Thread Alexander Burbello
Hi, I would like to know if are there any certification for MySQL like DBA Oracle or something like that? Grettings Alexander sql,query - Before posting, please check: http://www.mysql.com/manual.php (the manual

Re: Certification

2002-11-14 Thread Roger Baklund
* Alexander Burbello I would like to know if are there any certification for MySQL like DBA Oracle or something like that? They are working on it: URL: http://www.mysql.com/certification/index.html -- Roger - Before

re: Certification

2002-11-14 Thread Victoria Reznichenko
Alexander, Thursday, November 14, 2002, 2:49:56 PM, you wrote: AB I would like to know if are there any certification for MySQL like DBA AB Oracle or something like that? Yes, MySQL AB is working on a certification program. Visit the following page for more details: http://www.mysql.com

Re: Mysql certification

2002-07-11 Thread Francisco Reinaldo
Dough! They started behaving like big corporations already; certification, consulting, etc, etc. :-) --- Defryn, Guy [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: I was wondering if anybody heard about a possible release of books that help you prepare for the Mysql certification? Cheers

Announce: Upcoming MySQL Certification program

2002-07-11 Thread Carsten H. Pedersen
Dear MySQL user, During 2002, MySQL AB will release two levels of official MySQL certification: MySQL Core Certification and MySQL Professional Certification. This e-mail describes the upcoming program as well as some of your opportunities. Contents 1. The MySQL Certification

Mysql certification

2002-07-10 Thread Defryn, Guy
I was wondering if anybody heard about a possible release of books that help you prepare for the Mysql certification? Cheers - Before posting, please check: http://www.mysql.com/manual.php (the manual) http

MySQL Complient Certification

2001-12-14 Thread Yasela Udawatte
Hi all, I want to know is there any certification saying that a particular package/program is MySQL complient...? Thank You in advance. Yasela - Before posting, please check: http://www.mysql.com/manual.php

Re: MySQL Complient Certification

2001-12-14 Thread Benjamin Pflugmann
Hi. On Fri, Dec 14, 2001 at 02:57:52PM +0600, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: I want to know is there any certification saying that a particular package/program is MySQL complient...? I don't think so. Bye, Benjamin. -- [EMAIL PROTECTED

Re: mySQL Certification

2001-07-14 Thread Werner Stuerenburg
There are courses, but there is no certification as yet, AFAIK. See http://mysql.com/training/ Sie schrieben am Samstag, 14. Juli 2001, 04:26:16: Is there some sort of mySQL certification course? sql -- Herzlich Werner Stuerenburg