Oracle Database

  • Hello all...

    I am new to database learning. But really got interested in OCA studies.

    So I have decided to opt that as my career in DBA. What is data warehousing and oracle database related to??

    Can you suggest some ideas for it.

    Right now I work in software field . Is oracle database a good future when compared to java.

  • Hello,

    I think it is a good feature choosing a database-variant to master. Work enough in the field. Relational databases are mostly the backbone of many applications.

    If you are familiar with SQL Server, Oracle quite alike and yet different in its internals, tuning, handling,dialect...

    Where SQL Server administration is becoming easier but broader, Oracle doesn't come with easy administration tools unless you pay the big bucks.

    Goal of a database is usually consistency match with quick retrieval/writes with small datasets (OLTP).

    Datawarehouse are more oriented on quick retrieval of large datasets and on the fly analysis of aggregated data.

    There is quite a difference between sql-set-based thinking (like moving boxes with books instead of moving each book indivually) opposed to the object-oriented approach of java.

    If you have a background of java, you have a plus as the oracle-stack (database,webserver,...) is more java-minded.

    Not sure if it is better than java, any good programmer is also worth his/her weigth in gold.

  • Jo Pattyn (8/27/2012)


    ... any good programmer is also worth his/her weigth in gold.

    lol according to this web site,

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  • Nice link, pity I'm slimming down.

  • prajwal261187 (8/27/2012)


    .. What is data warehousing and oracle database related to?

    Firstly... data warehousing is a particular application for databases, in general we divide them in two major categories which are OLTP and DSS - data warehousing is part of the DSS domain.

    Secondly... Oracle is one of many RDBMS engines available - which also include Microsoft SQL Server. By the way, did you notice this is a SQL Server forum?

    Finally... answering your question, I think that a fair anwser would be: "they relate to data management in a digital, computational environment". 🙂

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  • tutblog1 (9/19/2012)


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    No offense but you seem to keep posting this same link to your blog over and over. Sadly, your blog is basically empty with the sake of a few very basic instructions. I am not sure why you keep pointing people there???

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