Thursday, December 18, 2008

I’m an Oracle ACE Award Winner now !

Dear All,

I’m pleased to inform you all that I have received an email from Oracle ACE Program Committee that I have been nominated for the prominent Oracle ACE Award. I’m honored to be the second person working in the Saudi Arabia to be an Oracle ACE.

Hope you are curious to know who the first person is working in the Saudi Arabia to be an Oracle ACE. Well, he is none other than my elder brother & mentor – Mr. Syed Jaffar Hussain . We are proud to be the Oracle ACE brothers from one family members and I can say, this kind of achievement is a unique combination, isn’t it?

Take a look at my Oracle ACE Profile – Sabdar Syed.

I would like to convey my sincere thanks to my elder brother, colleagues, ex-colleagues, blog viewers, friends and well-wishers for their support to aim this award.

Thanks

Thanks to Mr. Mohan Dutt, OCP Advisor, for publishing about my achievement, Oracle ACE Award, in his blog - OCP Blog Community.

Take a look at - Featured Expert Wins Oracle ACE Award!

Your precious comments are welcomed!

Regards,
Sabdar Syed.
http://sabdarsyed.blogspot.com

Tuesday, December 16, 2008

Download Free Oracle Certification Dumps Here!!

This blog post is for them; those who are desperately looking for free Oracle Certification dumps.

Well, you might be surprised to see the message of the post is irrelevant to the subject. All my intension is to bring your attention towards How bad it is? Cheating the Oracle Certifications by simply reading the exam dumps”.

Mr. Paul Sorensen, Director of Oracle Certification, and other certification team members have launched the Oracle Certification Blog , where they blog about everything on Oracle Certification. Interestingly, there are a couple of blog posts on Cheating Hurts the Oracle Certification Program” and others.

For list of blog posts on Cheating, then take a look at – Cheating Oracle Certifications . Do not forget to read the comments of every post in the above link.

Quick Links to Prepare for Oracle Certification

Keywords:

OCA, OCP, OCE, Dumps, Brain dumps, Practice Questions, Sample Questions, Cheat sheet, Test papers.

Regards,
Sabdar Syed.

Saturday, December 13, 2008

Should I go for Oracle 10g OCA/OCP or 11g OCA/OCP Certification?

Hello All,

Choosing whether to go for Oracle 10g OCA/OCP or 11g OCA/OCP Certification is becoming complex to the Novice or Newbie DBAs. And also, I have seen a couple of posts asking such similar certification doubts more frequently in the OTN Forums, when they are not really sure or confused.

Well, this is ever been told by everyone that going for latest version certification is good and ideal. But, what I advise is, first go for Oracle 10g OCA and OCP, then upgrade to Oracle 11g OCP.

Following are my views on why to go for Oracle 10g OCA/OCP initially rather than 11g OCA/OCP directly.

  • As we all know that newer version (11g) does include older version features plus new features and bug fixes of older version issues.
  • Retirement date for Oracle 10g Certification has not yet been announced by Oracle. Moreover, Oracle Database 11g: Administration I (OCA) exam is only on production i.e. regular and Oracle Database 11g: Administration II (OCP) exam is not yet gone for Production i.e. still Beta Exam.
  • Oracle Database 10g is still being used as Production for the business in all most all the organizations in the globe. But very less companies are using the Oracle Database 11g for their business, as Oracle 11g is still a base release 11.1.0.6 and yet to go for standard release 11g (11.2.X.X) shortly. This means that Oracle 11g is not fully deployed or used for Production purpose yet.
  • Oracle Database 10g Release (10.2) still has Oracle primary and extended (Metalink) support for few more years from now, after that Oracle 10g will also be de-supported by Oracle.
  • Both versioned (10g and 11g) certifications have two exams – Administration I (OCA) and Administration II (OCP). Each exam fees of them is $125 US i.e. there is no vary.
  • It’s mandatory for the OCP candidates to undergo one approved course from the Approved list of Oracle University Courses for hands on course requirement. This applies to both Oracle 10g and 11g Certification takers.
  • For Oracle 10g OCP Certification holders, there is only one exam 1Z0-050 - Oracle Database 11g: New Features for Administrators given to upgrade directly to the Oracle 11g OCP. No course or hands on course requirement form is to be submitted to achieve the Oracle 11g OCP (Upgrade) Certification.
  • In this way, one will have both Oracle 10g and 11g Certifications in hand, and can show the same in their resume or CV. This also fulfills the requirement where the companies are looking for the candidates those are having enough experience with Oracle 10g and 11g, and holding multiple certifications in it.
One can go for direct Oracle 11g Certification under the following circumstances.

  • If you are forced, by your company or manager, to undergo Oracle 11g Course and take Oracle 11g Certification Exams, for their specific requirement on Oracle Database 11g related projects.
  • When there is no Oracle 10g course listed in the training institute in your city, instead only Oracle 11g Courses are available.
  • When unable to afford to take Oracle 11g Upgrade exam.
  • If my above views are not Okay with you -:)

Note: Folks, above are only my views, and need not to be the same with others. So, it’s left up you to decide whether to go for Oracle 10g OCA/OCP or 11g OCA/OCP Certification. For any information or doubts, then refer the Oracle Certification Program link and navigate yourself to the options to know more about Beta Exams, Retirements, List of Exams, Upgrade your Certification, Hands on Course Requirement etc.,

Your comments are welcomed if this article information helps you.

Regards,
Sabdar Syed,
http://sabdarsyed.blogspot.com

Thursday, December 11, 2008

Celebrating Second Year Anniversary of the Blog Launch


Dear My Blog Readers,


It's been two years that I have lanuched and updated my blog by today. The blog originally started on 12-Dec-2006.

During the last year, I wrote and published good articles. I would like to thank all of my blog viewrs who made my blog popular by reading the interesting posts in m blog.

I hope, I would write more and more good articles which my blog viwers definitely like them and definitely get benifit from them.

Feel free to give comments, suggestions, and advices to improve this blog with more articles.

Once again thank you all.

Regards,

Sabdar Syed,

http://sabdarsyed.blogspot.com

Wednesday, December 3, 2008

Oracle Approved Training Centers and Certification Test Sites & Address - Kingdom of Saudi Arabia

Hello All,

Here is the list of Oracle University Approved Educational Training Partners/Centers, and the certification test taking sites in Saudi Arabia.

Oracle University Approved Education Partners - Kingdom of Saudi Arabia

New Horizons Jeddah - Oracle Approved Education Center

P.O. Box : 52171
Telephone : 026642277
Fax : 026642454
Address : Al Rawda St, Jeddah ,KSA

New Horizons Khobar - Oracle Approved Education Center

P.O. Box : 2060
Telephone : 038588882
Fax : 038584014
Address : AL Khaleej Blg, Khobar, KSA

Al-Khaleej Training and Education Co.(New Horizons Computer Learning Center,KSA)

Al Wallan Building,
Takhasusi Street,
Riyadh,Kingdom of Saudi Arabia

Contact: Louai Al-Amir Salem, PMP
Title: Platinum Center Manager
Tel: 009661 416 0123 Ext. 400

Prometric Test Sites and Address for taking Oracle Certifications OCA/OCP/OCE

Riyadh:
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NEW HORIZONS COMPUTER LEARNING

ABOVE AL WALAN SHOW ROOM
AL KHURAIS ROAD NEAR AL AZIZA
PANDA TAKAHASSUI PO 295300
RIYADH 11351
Phone: 14160123 Site Code: SU7

NEW HORIZONS COMPUTER LEARNING

Olya Main Street
Behind Jareer Bookstore
Al Khaleej Ladies Center
Newhorizons P O Box 295300
RIYADH 11351
Phone: 1462 8393 Site Code: SU7M1

ALFAISAL INTERNATIONAL ACADEMY

IMAM SAUD BIN ABDULAZIZ ROAD
KING FAHED DISTRICT
PO BOX 10202
RIYADH 11433
Phone: 14552444 Site Code: SU60

ExecuTrain of Riyadh

Zero Floor, South Bldg.
Khaledyah Business Centre ,
Olaya St .
Riyadh 11351
Phone: 14621118 Site Code: SU74

Jiddah:
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NEW HORIZONS COMPUTER LEARNING CENTRE

AMIR ABDULLAH STREET
AL RAWDAH DISTRICT 1ST FLOOR
PO BOX 52171
JEDDAH 21563
Phone: 966 2 6642277 Site Code: SU5

ARABIAN COMPUTER PROJECTS CO.

Ibrahim Juffali Road
(P.O.Box 14730)
Jeddah 21434
Phone: 966 26678411 Site Code: SU59

Others Cities:
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New Horizons Computer Learning Centre

Al-Khaleej Training & Education Company
AL-FAYHA, NEAR CENTRAL MARKET
PO Box 10968
JUBAIL INDUSTRIAL CITY 31961
Phone: 966 3 348 1166 Site Code: SU52


New Horizons Computer Learning Center

Al Khaleej Training and Education
Dhahran Street
Mubaraz
Al Ahsa 31982
Phone: 966 3 5305007 Site Code: SU55

New Horizons Computer Learning Center

Khalid Bin Walid Street
Circle Masjid Qiblatein
Madinah 1875
Phone: 48223333 Site Code: SU48


Philippine International School Ruraydah

PISB
Information Technology Dept.
Faiziyah District
P.O. Box 27089
Buraydah, Al Qasim 51331
Phone: 966 63841975 Site Code: su120


Al-Khaleej Training and Edu. Mens Branch

New Horizons CLC
KSA - King Saud Street
Buridah, Al Qasim 51432
Phone: 966 6 3827999 Site Code: SU54


NEW HORIZONS

AL-AHSA 31982
DHARAN STREET MUBARAZ
PO BOX 5822
HOFUF
Phone: 966 530 5007 444 Site Code: SU17


AL-KHALEEJ TRAINING AND EDUCATION

NEW HORIZONS CLC
AL-DIYAFAH STREET
P.O BOX 50991
ETWID
KHAMIS MUSHAIT 61311
Phone: 72375051 Site Code: SU57

NEW HORIZONS TABUK BRANCH

50 STREET NEW HORIZONS BLD
TABUK
Phone: 966 4424 8613 Site Code: SU39

Note: Check the below URLs, if the details given above are found incorrect.

http://www.oracle.com/
http://www.prometric.com/

Regards,
Sabdar Syed.

http://sabdarsyed.blogspot.com/