Re: Book on OCP DBA 9i

This is going to be unpopular, but....

In 1992, I worked for a small software company in the south of the United Kindom. We charged 525 pounds sterling for two days training.

Doing the maths, that would have been 1050 pounds for four days. Or about AUS$3000. Ten years ago.

I think that puts Oracle's prices into perspective - currently, a 5-day DBA course costs about AUS$3000. The problem isn't the cost of the courses, I think, but more the fact that they last so long. And that's a direct consequence of the product being so functionally rich.

Incidentally, I'd want considerable overtime to run these things at night. That would make them even more expensive.

Regards
HJR "Ryan Gaffuri" <rgaffuri_at_cox.net> wrote in message news:1efdad5b.0206260846.5824b7ea_at_posting.google.com... > "Howard J. Rogers" <dba_at_hjrdba.com> wrote in message news:<afah6h$4jb$1_at_lust.ihug.co.nz>...
> > "Ryan" <rgaffuri_at_cox.net> wrote in message
> > news:QUNR8.77542$hF5.3358517_at_news2.east.cox.net...
> > > This BS. Any indication if they are going to make you pay them that
> > > ridiculous sum of money every time they go to a new version after
this?
> > >
> > > I dont mind making people take the class however, the cost is obscene
plus
> > > its during the damn day and Id have to miss work.
> > >
> >
> >
> > I personally have a great deal of difficulty gritting my teeth hard
enough
> > when I get students who somehow feel that attending a course *isn't*
work.
> > What's even worse, their own bosses somehow think they're on a holiday
camp,
> > too... so we get the inevitable mountain of mobile phone calls, etc etc
etc.
> >
> > Training *is* work. Or ought to be.
> >
> > Professional development, I think they used to call it.
> >
> > Regards
> > HJR
> >
> >
> >
> >
> > > "Peter" <rman9i_at_yahoo.com> wrote in message
> > > news:v1JR8.35$M5.477779_at_mencken.net.nih.gov...
> > > > I don't think so, and that's why I said "fresh";
> > > > You can find the informaton through the link I had in the previous
> > posting.
> > > >
> > > > "santosh sharma" <no-one_at_yahoo.com> wrote in message
> > > > news:af7k23$bvrkl$1_at_ID-84096.news.dfncis.de...
> > > > > Hi, can somebody clarify on this.
> > > > > I am OCP 8 and want to upgrade to 8i then 9i. Is it required to
take
> > this
> > > > > "hands-on course" from Oracle for my case?
> > > > > Thanks,
> > > > > santosh sharma
> > > > >
> > > > >
> > > > > "Peter" <rman9i_at_yahoo.com> wrote in message
> > > > > news:zvFR8.34$M5.475351_at_mencken.net.nih.gov...
> > > > > > Hi there,
> > > > > >
> > > > > > Couchman's book just came out. And there are a couple of other
books
> > > > > > available. Check the amazon.com and do a search on Oracle9i and
you
> > will
> > > > > > find those books. The bad news is if you start 9i DBA fresh, and
you
> > had
> > not
> > > > > > taken any of the 4 exams before 6/15/2002, you are required to
take
> > one
> > > > > > hands-on course from Oracle.
> > > > > >
> > > > >
> > > >
> > >
> >

http://www.oracle.com/education/certification/index.html?dba9i_ocpcoursereq.
> > > > > > html.
> > > > > >
> > > > > > Good luck!
> > > > > > Peter
> > > > > >
> > > > > > "smriti" <smriti_singla_at_yahoo.com> wrote in message
> > > > > > news:af4gt3$s2t$1_at_news.vsnl.net.in...
> > > > > > > Hi,
> > > > > > > i am preparing for oracle DBA 9i.i want to get book that
can
> > give
> > me
> > > > > > > full coverage of syllabus and the latest features that can
cover
> > 9i
> > > > > > > topics.plz help me in this regard.thanks.
> > > > > > >
> > > > > > >
> > > > > >
> > > > > >
> > > > >
> > > > >
> > > >
> > > >
> > >
> > >

>
>
> not all of us get that kind of training budget. Id have to pay the
> money out of my own pocket AND use a weeks vacation. So would all the
> independents. The least they could do is offer it at night like most
> private companies do and LOWER the price. $2k for a week? Come on.