uncertain future of Oracle MySQL exams [1Z0-871, 1Z0-872, 1Z0-873, 1Z0-874]

From: Lukas Lehner <weblehner_at_gmail.com>
Date: Mon, 22 Jul 2013 14:18:19 +0200
Message-ID: <CAA9oQdDZaKqKNoOV1DaE4SkL=dt_iCh46v9hYiUxfXFMmXhiMg_at_mail.gmail.com>

Hi
I am now responsible for LAMP applications. I worked previously with Oracle 11g.
It seems that those exams are an "easy win" for me. I guess my preparation effort is about 60 hours.

1Z0-871 MySQL 5 Developer Certified Professional Exam, Part I
1Z0-872 MySQL 5 Developer Certified Professional Exam, Part II
1Z0-873 MySQL 5 Database Administrator Certified Professional Exam, Part I
1Z0-874 MySQL 5 Database Administrator Certified Professional Exam, Part II

My concern is about the future of MySQL and the MySQL certifications.

• it seems the exams didn't change since 2005
• Linux distributions ship MariaDB (not MySQL)
• Oracle Press don't publish an official study guide
• MySQL OCP exams are simpler than other OCP exams (for example Oracle 11g)

what do you think?

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Received on Mon Jul 22 2013 - 14:18:19 CEST