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  • Oracle8i

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  • Neither, Certification is a waste of time.

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  1. 02-06-2003, 05:28 PM #1
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    If you were starting your OCP...

    If you were starting your OCP today, which track would you start with?
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  2. 02-07-2003, 09:39 AM #2
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    I picked 8i because it is still very dominant and you will need to know it in a real world situation. Then you can upgrade your cert to 9i.

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  3. 02-07-2003, 11:23 AM #3
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    I sort-of agree with Mr Hankey, but I'd also be thinking do 9i (less exams) and the 10i exams will be out by the time I'm finished, so I could to that and be 9i & 10i. The release of 10i should encourage more people away from 8i, even if they only go to 9i.

    Assuming I was still working for someone using 8i I would then moan constantly about how brilliant 9i was compared to 8i until they gave in and upgraded all their servers at great expense. It's true, I can moan that bad

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  4. 02-07-2003, 11:40 AM #4
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    Originally posted by TimHall
    I sort-of agree with Mr Hankey, but I'd also be thinking do 9i (less exams) and the 10i exams will be out by the time I'm finished, so I could to that and be 9i & 10i. The release of 10i should encourage more people away from 8i, even if they only go to 9i.

    Assuming I was still working for someone using 8i I would then moan constantly about how brilliant 9i was compared to 8i until they gave in and upgraded all their servers at great expense. It's true, I can moan that bad

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    What the heck are you bitching about, didn't you get three 9i certifications!!??

    A three time winner and still moaning, jeez.

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  5. 02-07-2003, 12:12 PM #5
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    If you're gonna talk like a bitch I'm gonna slap you like a bitch!

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  6. 02-07-2003, 12:39 PM #6
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    Ok Pansy, meet me out back in 10 minutes.

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  7. 02-07-2003, 01:04 PM #7
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    See that! If you are "OCP DBA 7.3, 8, 8i, 9i" you can cross the atlantic in 10 minutes! WOW!
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  8. 02-07-2003, 01:21 PM #8
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    You get that power once you've got 3 Oracle9i OCP certificates.
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  9. 02-07-2003, 01:29 PM #9
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    Originally posted by TimHall
    You get that power once you've got 3 Oracle9i OCP certificates.
    I'll get you Tim Hall, and your little dog too!!
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  10. 02-07-2003, 01:31 PM #10
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    Sorry Ed, didn't mean to hijak your thread, think of it as free publicity. At least we are keeping it current

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