Don't wait for expiry to be announced and rush yourself in to take the exam. Push yourself to learn more (during the process of certification), keep a deadline, work towards it.

As in most industries, in Oracle to 10% of the featurs are used 90% of the time , and 90% of the features are used only 10% of the time by the developers / DBAs. OCP expects you to have a good grasp/wider coverage of Oracle features.

Remember , expertise comes with experience.

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GovindanK
OCP 8/8i,
Brainbench Certified Master DBA



On Fri, 31 Jan 2003 13:25:34
James.D.Layton wrote:
>
>Anyone heard the rumor that Oracle will no longer offer 8i certification in
>March? Does this include an 8 -> 8i upgrade?
>
>TIA
>
>jim
>
>
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