I already know that stuff. Im seeing AB Initio posted on the job sites. Sometimes you gotta pick up the buzzwords enough to talk about them.
I would assume its not that big of a deal though. Market is just really tight. I only have 3.5 years experience and Im competing aganst guys with 10 years for the same jobs. So I have to work alot harder in my spare time. > > From: DENNIS WILLIAMS <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Date: 2003/03/19 Wed PM 02:00:01 EST > To: Multiple recipients of list ORACLE-L <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Subject: RE: RE: Ab Initio, Unix Scripting, and Datawarehousing > > RG > This tool will only be worth it if your prospective employer purchased > this particular tool. Another approach is to find what most DW sites use > again and again. Like ksh. Like SQL*Loader. You could even write some useful > utilities and scripts to impress a prospective employer. Like a ksh script > that generates a SQL*Loader control file. > > Dennis Williams > DBA, 40%OCP, 100% DBA > Lifetouch, Inc. > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > > -----Original Message----- > Sent: Wednesday, March 19, 2003 11:50 AM > To: Multiple recipients of list ORACLE-L > > > been to their website and cant find the free download. Any idea what the > learning curve is on Ab Initio? I constantly try to improve my skills and Im > trying to decide whether this is worth the time at the moment. > > > > > From: "BALA,PRAKASH (HP-USA,ex1)" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > Date: 2003/03/19 Wed PM 12:13:55 EST > > To: Multiple recipients of list ORACLE-L <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > Subject: RE: Ab Initio, Unix Scripting, and Datawarehousing > > > > 1. It's an ETL tool like Informatica. Heard it's much better than > > Informatica. You need to check their website for further information. > > > > 3. You just deal with a lot of data at one time and so keep in mind to > > optimize your code so that the end-to-end processing time is less. > > > > HTH > > Prakash > > > > -----Original Message----- > > Sent: Wednesday, March 19, 2003 09:19 > > To: Multiple recipients of list ORACLE-L > > > > > > 1. Has anyone ever used Ab Initio? Is it some kind of data conversion > tool? > > What is the the learning curve on it? Is there online documentation and do > > they > > have a freeware version to download? I want to learn it. Dont want to use > it > > > > for development. > > > > 2. What is a good Unix scripting book for Oracle Developers? Dont need a > > Using > > Oracle as a DBA on Unix. Just one on basic scripting. My Unix skills are > > weak > > and I want to improve them. I have Redhat at home. What should I > concentrate > > > > on? > > > > 3. In theory I know the difference between a datawarehouse and an OLTP, > but > > as > > a developer is the work really that different? I understand star schemas > > etc... > > Just need to know how different the work is. > > > > > > -- > > Please see the official ORACLE-L FAQ: http://www.orafaq.net > > -- > > Author: <[EMAIL PROTECTED] > > INET: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > > Fat City Network Services -- 858-538-5051 http://www.fatcity.com > > San Diego, California -- Mailing list and web hosting services > > --------------------------------------------------------------------- > > To REMOVE yourself from this mailing list, send an E-Mail message > > to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] (note EXACT spelling of 'ListGuru') and in > > the message BODY, include a line containing: UNSUB ORACLE-L > > (or the name of mailing list you want to be removed from). 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