Re: Senior Oracle DBA now Learning Informix by Request

Posted in 2006

Double Echo — Sun, 17 Dec 2006 22:42:53 -0500 — source: Usenet: comp.databases.informix

Daniel, Does the Oracle DBA Certification still require some kind of "time in service" requirement before certification is allowed? I read a while back you can't just sit for the test, you actually have to have some time as an Oracle DBA before you can get certified. Is this the case? Thanks in advance... DA Morgan wrote: > Obnoxio The Clown wrote: >> DA Morgan said: >>> the reference was to Home Depot. You not only didn't get a joke ... >>> you didn't even get the original reference. >> >> I cannot believe you're turning this around like you're not the stupid >> one >> Daniel. >> >> Shame on you. > > I'm dumber than a bag of hammers. But that wasn't the original subject. > I would have thought by now you would have posted some procedural code > capable of inserting 100,000 records in a fraction of a second. Guess > not. How about a non-procedural insert of 100,000 records? Does that > lower the bar sufficiently?

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DA Morgan — Mon, 18 Dec 2006 09:22:34 -0800 — source: Usenet: comp.databases.informix

Double Echo wrote: > Daniel, > > Does the Oracle DBA Certification still require some kind of "time in > service" requirement before certification is allowed? I read a while > back you can't > just sit for the test, you actually have to have some time as an Oracle DBA > before you can get certified. Is this the case? > > Thanks in advance... Don't know. My opinion on this is no secret so I've no problem repeating it here: I consider Oracle's certifications worthless and know nothing of the rules. You would need to check with Oracle. What I teach at the University of Washington is a UW program that is wholly independent of Oracle Corp. -- Daniel A. Morgan University of Washington damorgan@x.washington.edu (replace x with u to respond) Puget Sound Oracle Users Group www.psoug.org

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Double Echo — Mon, 18 Dec 2006 16:00:47 -0500 — source: Usenet: comp.databases.informix

Well, as you're aware, the certification has less to do with what _I_ or you have to think about it vs what the customer requires to meet some compliance objectives they have. If there is a fast track to certification I'm certainly going to go that route simply to meet some strategic objectives, but certainly not because I care one way or the other about the product, it's a business decision. But thanks for the input anyway--and as to any university program, if that helps I'm game for it, I'll check in my region. Oracle appears to be less about reality and more about marketing and keeping the brand safe--at least that's been what I've seen so far. It's easy money compared to some of the other choices I have. ;-) Thanks... DA Morgan wrote: > Double Echo wrote: >> Daniel, >> >> Does the Oracle DBA Certification still require some kind of "time in >> service" requirement before certification is allowed? I read a while >> back you can't >> just sit for the test, you actually have to have some time as an >> Oracle DBA >> before you can get certified. Is this the case? >> >> Thanks in advance... > > Don't know. My opinion on this is no secret so I've no problem repeating > it here: I consider Oracle's certifications worthless and know nothing > of the rules. You would need to check with Oracle. > > What I teach at the University of Washington is a UW program that is > wholly independent of Oracle Corp.