Re: Certification Available +Pronounce

SRA Japan has a certification exam available via Pearson Vue. Its
available in English, and its the same track that SRA Japan has been
doing in Japan for the past few years.

Also SRA Armerica - New York is getting ready to launch a training
program to go along with the certification exam. The course (Silver) is
intended for existing computer/IT professionals to bring them up to
speed on DBs and PGSQL. Going from basics up to mid-level DBA skills.

So, yes there is stuff going on. We are getting all the pieces together
to do a good job at it.

Brian Kilpatrick - Project Manager
SRA America
Powergres Group

PostgreSQL Services : Consulting, Migration, Support, and Training
One Penn Plaza, Suite 1910
New York, NY 10119
Tel: 212.244.8833 x 22
www.sraapowergres.com
briank(at)sraapowergres(dot)com

On Oct 4, 2005, at 11:51 AM, Robert Cleary wrote:

> David Fetter wrote:On Tue, Oct 04, 2005 at 11:39:30AM +0100, Robert
> Cleary wrote:
>>
>>> two-queries,
>>>
>>> 1) Is there a PostgreSQL equivalent certification to the MySQL Core
>>> Certification (btw drawn #8 in certcites.com hottest 05
>>> certifications list)
>>> http://certcities.com/editorial/features/print.asp?EditorialsID=86,
>>> If not, maybe this could be another target to increase pg's
>>> popularity?
>>>
>> I'm not sure I understand this question. Could you explain what
>> purposes and whose interests such a certification, if it existed,
>> would serve?
>>
>> Cheers,
>> D
>>
> http://www.mysql.com/why-mysql/marketshare/); and also, that, by
> learning to become proficient in this, they can also get a
> certification (recognised by managers etc.) - then, why not become a
> mysql guru.
>
> My point being, that with the latest developments with pgsql, and the
> media awareness EnterpriseDB has brought by winning the SanFrancisco
> LinuxWorld 05 Best-Database-Solution award, people will begin to
> become aware of  pgsql, as a more advanced  open-source solution with 
> all the  readily seen  advantages thereof.
> Now, if I can also get certified in that, then why not go for pgsql
> instead.
>
> The more DB beginners going for pgsql the better for it's future, no?