June 25, 2009 at 5:38 am
Hi,
I am a sql server developer/DBA. I am interested to learn Oracle from begining. Can anybody pls guide on this path.
Thanks,
Vj
June 25, 2009 at 10:59 am
There are three ways to get started, they are: formal training, self training and on-the-job training.
1) Formal training, you know what I mean.
2) Go to http://www.oracle.com, download Oracle sofware, install it and start practicing e.g. build your own lab. Oracle documentation is pretty clear and, it's for free!
3) Find a job in a SQL Server / Oracle shop and ask your new boss to involve you in Oracle.
Godspeed!
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Pablo (Paul) Berzukov
Author of Understanding Database Administration available at Amazon and other bookstores.
Disclaimer: Advice is provided to the best of my knowledge but no implicit or explicit warranties are provided. Since the advisor explicitly encourages testing any and all suggestions on a test non-production environment advisor should not held liable or responsible for any actions taken based on the given advice.July 15, 2009 at 4:15 am
thanks for the suggestion. Will start with [2] and see how far I can go.
July 15, 2009 at 8:16 am
vijay1327 (7/15/2009)
thanks for the suggestion. Will start with [2] and see how far I can go.
That's a good starting point.
Once you have your lab in place try to replicate what you do in SQL Server.
At that point you may want to register in a good Oracle forum like http://www.dbasupport.com/forums/forumdisplay.php?f=20; also for free; not just to ask questions but also to browse and see what are the problems an Oracle pro faces in a day-by-day basis.
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Pablo (Paul) Berzukov
Author of Understanding Database Administration available at Amazon and other bookstores.
Disclaimer: Advice is provided to the best of my knowledge but no implicit or explicit warranties are provided. Since the advisor explicitly encourages testing any and all suggestions on a test non-production environment advisor should not held liable or responsible for any actions taken based on the given advice.July 16, 2009 at 9:27 am
vijay1327 (6/25/2009)
Hi,I am a sql server developer/DBA. I am interested to learn Oracle from begining. Can anybody pls guide on this path.
Thanks,
Vj
In that case, you cannot fault Oracle's documentation.
Here is my suggested reading list:
* The Oracle documentation list is found here.
* Start with the Oracle Concepts document.
* Do the Oracle 2 day DBA course next
* The performance tuning guide is pretty good, but I've only just started reading this myself.
This is really one of those times when I can definitely say that Oracle comes out ahead of Microsoft, even though Microsoft's BOL is also excellent and quite comprehensive.
July 16, 2009 at 9:35 am
PaulB (7/15/2009)
vijay1327 (7/15/2009)
thanks for the suggestion. Will start with [2] and see how far I can go.That's a good starting point.
Once you have your lab in place try to replicate what you do in SQL Server.
At that point you may want to register in a good Oracle forum like http://www.dbasupport.com/forums/forumdisplay.php?f=20; also for free; not just to ask questions but also to browse and see what are the problems an Oracle pro faces in a day-by-day basis.
Ha! It's funny that their sticky notes deal with exactly the same sort of problems that SQL Server Central contributors face 🙂
July 16, 2009 at 11:02 am
ta.bu.shi.da.yu (7/16/2009)Ha! It's funny that their sticky notes deal with exactly the same sort of problems that SQL Server Central contributors face 🙂
Forums are always formus and people are always people ... same issues no matter the subject matter 😀
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