Re: Should I get certified now, or wait for the 9i track?

From: Mark Townsend <markbtownsend_at_home.com>
Date: Wed, 20 Jun 2001 01:09:45 GMT
Message-ID: <B75545E9.161A4%markbtownsend@home.com>

in article 3B2FD930.D210146F_at_attws.com, Daniel A. Morgan at Daniel.Morgan_at_attws.com wrote on 6/19/01 3:58 PM:

> VWP914 wrote:
>

>> Just a question for those who have gone through certification.  I am
>> self-studying, and am just about ready to take test 1 on the 8i DBA track.  I
>> was wondering if I should wait for the 9i track.   I would wait for it if it
>> were to be available within a few months or so.  Does anyone have any guesses
>> about when the 9i certification track will be ready?

>
> I wouldn't wait. It will be a long time before good 9i materials are
> available.
> And 9i is a superset of 8i so hardly anything, probably nothing, you might
> learn
> will be wasted effort.
>
> Daniel A. Morgan
>

Well, Daniel is right and wrong. The Oracle9i material is actually ready (from Oracle's end at least), so you will be seeing it in the OCP in the short term (within 3 months). However, I also wouldn't wait - start the Oracle8i OCP now, and then take the make up courses to bring it up to Oracle9i when ready. Received on Tue Jun 19 2001 - 20:09:45 CDT