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OracleOracle.
The purpose for developing this training center on the web is to provide
low cost effective QUALITY training to those who want to learn Information
Technology. Since 1996 numerous students from all over the world have
successfully completed courses from the Guru School Information Technology is the fastest growing field these days. The demand for I.T. professionals continues to grow with great potential for learners. Technology changes very fast and successful I.T. professionals are those that keep up with the changing pace. Almost every company depends on I.T. to manage business information. Managing business information means that the right information should be available to the right person at the right time in the company. Large portions of the companies' budget is spent on buying software and hiring professionals. Information Technology related skills can be divided into three components.
All of the three components are necessary for a company to manage information. A database stores and manages information. Front-end applications display information stored in the database in a customized manner to the end-users. Front-end tools are used to build front-end applications. A network is essential to connect computers together. For example, in a typical organization the database is installed on a computer called SERVER and the front-end applications are installed on many computers, called CLIENTS. All the CLIENT computers communicate with the SERVER computer through a network and are able to access information from the database. Therefore a network plays an important role in a CLIENT/SERVER environment. There is competition in all the three areas among different vendors. Oracle and Microsoft are two of the biggest competitors competing in all the three areas. Oracle Corporation is the second largest software company in the world. Oracle Corporation's database is called Oracle RDBMS and its latest release is Oracle 8i. Oracle has more than 70% of the market share in database market. The fast performance and advanced features of Oracle 8i database have almost thrown all other competitors out of the market, including Microsoft SQL Server. It makes sense to achieve skills in something that can provide you with career stability and growth opportunities. Oracle database is a market leader these days. It is easier to get a job with Oracle skills than with any other software skills, the demand for Oracle being so immense. Oracle also offers a front-end tool called Developer/2000 to make applications. Developer/2000 is one of the most powerful and flexible tools available in the market. It works well with Oracle database in CLIENT/SERVER environment and hence most companies that use Oracle database prefer Developer/2000. Oracle Corporation also offers their Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) software called Oracle Financials. Oracle Financials is a front-end software, built in Developer/2000, and used in managing financial and accounting affairs of an organization. It is a commercial scale software and consists of many sub-modules. The biggest market share of ERP belongs to the third largest software company of the world called SAP AG, a German software house. Their ERP software SAP R/3 is a major competitor for Oracle Financials. SAP AG does not have their own database yet and SAP R/3 software is usually implemented with Oracle database at the back-end. Oracle has its own networking software called SQLNET. Oracle Database Administrators (DBAs) learn how to administer and tune the database and network. There are many areas in I.T. in which one could speciliaze. You must
decide your target role and plan your courses accordingly. Learn
what opportunities are available |