Re: OCP Oracle 8i or 9i

From: Roel Toledo <dontsendmailstome_at_bogusmail.com>
Date: Mon, 29 Oct 2001 05:04:54 GMT
Message-ID: <Wr5D7.88438$WW.4814534@bgtnsc05-news.ops.worldnet.att.net>

"MaG" <antonio_homepage_at_yahoo.com> wrote in message news:b50d7a74.0110282004.7f32d6d9_at_posting.google.com...
> Hello,
>
> I'd like to start studying for the Oracle DBA certification, but I'm
> not sure which version of Oracle I should study for. 9i is the latest
> version, but its OCP track from Oracle University still offers beta
> exams. The Oracle 8i track, on the other hand, is the best organized,
> but I'm afraid this track may become obsolete by the time I get to the
> last exams.
>
> Do you know which track I should choose?
>
> Thanks.

There's no point studying a version of Oracle (i.e. 8.1.7) that will be desupported soon so go for the latest version.

Also consider the additional cost of taking an upgrade exam if you decide to take the 8i OCP track. For practical reasons if I were on your shoes, I would wait for the 9i certification but would begin studying 9i now. There are no available 9i study/review books yet at the bookstores but the PDF books that you can download from http://doc.oracle.com would be a good place to start. Received on Sun Oct 28 2001 - 23:04:54 CST