Hi,

Is it better to pass UDB certification to be a UDB DBA? I'm confused.

Some of my co-workers, who are developers but not DBAs, attend IBM training courses and get some certifications. They said the courses are borning and the trainer would ask you to recite some questions in advance. Then when you attended the certification, wow, almost every question was similar to the one they gave you!

Maybe the cases are different in different area?

I'm a newbie as a DBA. And I find the best experience comes from practice. I really don't know whether the formal traning can teach me more. And I'm not sure how authoritative the UDB certifications can be. You know if it is so easy to get the certifications, they won't be useful.

Can you give me any suggestions? It is better if you can list some training you feel good. I'm eager to learn comprehensive.

Thank you very much.

Best wishes,
Qin

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