Become a Bilingual DBA*

80% of DBAs recently said they encounter multiple database platforms at work.** Become an indispensable IT Pro – it’s easy to expand your database skills.
*Bilingual DBA = an Oracle DBA (possibly certified) who masters Microsoft SQL Server knowledge (possibly certified)
**Embarcadero Database Trends Survey Report, December 2010

From Good to Great: the Roadmap to Become an Expert Bilingual DBA

Join communities of DBAs who are enhancing their careers by learning a second database.

Get Ahead of the Pack

The Systems Architects and technical team leaders of tomorrow are the database professionals who choose to become bilingual today.

When you know multiple databases you are more in the know and can make contributions to architecture and planning, not only running the systems.


  • Become indispensable.

    Be a savvy database professional - embrace diversity, leverage your knowledge and build your skills.

    Organizations are increasingly using multiple databases, supporting applications on the platforms that offers best support and performance and architecting environments that use different databases for transactions and data mining.


  • Do more.

    As a bilingual database professional, you can do more for your organization, increasing your value and enhancing job security.

    Knowing the capabilities and characteristics of multiple databases positions you for more responsibility, such as a move into DBA management or architectural decision making.


  • Build your career.

    Microsoft's training and certification programs make it easy for DBAs who know other databases to leverage their knowledge to learn SQL Server, the world's most widely-deployed commercial database.

    For example, "SQL Server Essentials for Oracle DBAs" translates Oracle knowledge into functional SQL Server skills.

  • Bilingual DBA: Become the Indispensable IT Pro

  • Bilingual DBA: Enhance Your Career

  • Bilingual DBA: Transform the Enterprise

  • Bilingual DBA: Start Your Journey

    Community

    Join the bilingual DBA community online.

    Resources

    Learn more about how becoming a bilingual DBA can lead you to a rewarding career as an indispensable IT professional.

    Take the quick route to SQL Server knowledge with online modules of SQL Server training specifically for Oracle database professionals. These easily-consumable lessons leverage your Oracle knowledge by mapping, comparing, and contrasting the capabilities of the two database platforms. (Look for an updated version of this course in early 2013.)

    SQL Server Essentials for Oracle DBAs

    Get Ahead of the Pack

    The Systems Architects and technical team leaders of tomorrow are the database professionals who choose to become bilingual today.

    When you know multiple databases you are more in the know and can make contributions to architecture and planning, not only running the systems.


    • Become indispensable.

      Be a savvy database professional - embrace diversity, leverage your knowledge and build your skills.

      Organizations are increasingly using multiple databases, supporting applications on the platforms that offers best support and performance and architecting environments that use different databases for transactions and data mining.


    • Do more.

      As a bilingual database professional, you can do more for your organization, increasing your value and enhancing job security.

      Knowing the capabilities and characteristics of multiple databases positions you for more responsibility, such as a move into DBA management or architectural decision making.


    • Build your career.

      Microsoft's training and certification programs make it easy for DBAs who know other databases to leverage their knowledge to learn SQL Server, the world's most widely-deployed commercial database.

      For example, "SQL Server Essentials for Oracle DBAs" translates Oracle knowledge into functional SQL Server skills.

    • Bilingual DBA: Become the Indispensable IT Pro

    • Bilingual DBA: Enhance Your Career

    • Bilingual DBA: Transform the Enterprise

    • Bilingual DBA: Start Your Journey

      Resources

      Learn more about how becoming a bilingual DBA can lead you to a rewarding career as an indispensable IT professional.

      Resources

      Learn more about how becoming a bilingual DBA can lead you to a rewarding career as an indispensable IT professional.

      Your current database certifications mark you as a skilled professional – now show the world you are expanding your skills with your first SQL Server certification. The Microsoft Certified Solutions Associate (MCSA): SQL Server 2012 certification gets you the skills to begin standing out as a bilingual DBA. Hit the ground running with SQL Server skills with three courses and exams that earn the MSCA – thousands have already taken this first step to working with SQL Server!

      Get Ahead of the Pack

      The Systems Architects and technical team leaders of tomorrow are the database professionals who choose to become bilingual today.

      When you know multiple databases you are more in the know and can make contributions to architecture and planning, not only running the systems.


      • Become indispensable.

        Be a savvy database professional - embrace diversity, leverage your knowledge and build your skills.

        Organizations are increasingly using multiple databases, supporting applications on the platforms that offers best support and performance and architecting environments that use different databases for transactions and data mining.


      • Do more.

        As a bilingual database professional, you can do more for your organization, increasing your value and enhancing job security.

        Knowing the capabilities and characteristics of multiple databases positions you for more responsibility, such as a move into DBA management or architectural decision making.


      • Build your career.

        Microsoft's training and certification programs make it easy for DBAs who know other databases to leverage their knowledge to learn SQL Server, the world's most widely-deployed commercial database.

        For example, "SQL Server Essentials for Oracle DBAs" translates Oracle knowledge into functional SQL Server skills.

      • Bilingual DBA: Become the Indispensable IT Pro

      • Bilingual DBA: Enhance Your Career

      • Bilingual DBA: Transform the Enterprise

      • Bilingual DBA: Start Your Journey

        Community

        Join the bilingual DBA community online.

        Resources

        Learn more about how becoming a bilingual DBA can lead you to a rewarding career as an indispensable IT professional.