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SQLServerversusOraclecertificationinformation

SQLServerversusOraclecertificationinformation
By:DanielCalbimonte|ReadComments(1)|RelatedTips:More>ProfessionalDevelopmentCertifications

Problem
ThereareoftenquestionsaboutthedifferencesandcomparisonsbetweenOracleandSQLServercertifications.In
thistipwewillcompareandanswercommonquestionsaboutbothcertificationsandwhereyoucanfindmore
information.

Solution
Whatisthebestexamtostart?
SQLServer

Oracle
Youcanstartwiththemostdifficultexamifyouwant,butIfI
wereyou,IwouldtaketheOracleDatabase12c:SQL
Fundamentals|1Z0061.Thisexamistheeasiestanddoes
notrequiretoomucheffort.Speciallyifyouhaveexperience
withSQL.

Theeasiestexamisthe98364Exam.Thisisagreatwayto
startforbeginnerswithnoexperienceindatabases.Likein
Oracle,youcanalsotaketheexamsinanyorder.

HowmuchdoestheOracleCertificationexamscosts?
SQLServer

Oracle
Theexam1Z0061ischeaperthanothers($125USD).The
regularpriceformostoftheexamsis$245USD.

The98364Examcosts$60USD.Theregularpriceformost
oftheexamsis$80USD.

Whatistheminimalscoretopass?
SQLServer

Oracle
Thepassingscorevariesbetween64/10068/100formostof
theexamsor6466%.

Thepassingscoreis700/1000formostoftheexamsor70%.

HowmanytimescanIretakeanexam?
SQLServer

Oracle

Forproctoredexams,thecandidatesmustwait14days.For
nonproctoredexams,itcanberetakenimmediately.Ifyou
passtheexam,youcannotretakeittoimprovethescore.

Ifyoufailtheexamforthefirsttime,youcanretakeita
secondtimeafter24hours.Thethird,fourthandfifthexam
canbetakenonintervalsof14days.Themaximumnumber
oftimesyoucanretakeis5.Ifyoupasstheexam,youcan
notretakeittoimprovethescore.

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WherecanItaketheOracleexams?
SQLServer

Oracle
Youcanusethislinktofindaplacenearyou.

Youcanusethislinktofindaplacenearyou.

Howlongdoestheexamtake?
SQLServer

Oracle

Itdependsontheexam.Usuallybetween90120minutes

Itdependsontheexam.Usually120minutes.Thebasicexam
takesabout45minutes.

Howmanyquestionsareontheexam?
SQLServer

Oracle

Itdependsontheexam.Usuallybetween6090questions.

Itdependsontheexam.Usually50questionsonmostofthe
SQLServerexams.

Whatarethebenefits?
SQLServer

Oracle

AccesstoJobcompanies.
Acustomelectroniccertificate.

Vouchersofsoftwareprograms.

Accesstocertificationlogos.

Discountsfordifferentkindofproductslike

Accesstoacertificationportal.

books,software,trainingmaterial.

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Professionalcredibility.

IDCard.

Highersalaries(accordingtothestatistics).

Highersalaries(accordingtothestatistics).

ItispartoftherequirementstobeaOracle

Accesstoacertificationportal.

partner.

Freebooks.

Andmore.

Andmore

Whatarethelevelsobtainedbythesecertifications?
SQLServer

Oracle

Thereareseveralgrades.Forexample,tobecome
anOracleCertifiedAssociate(OCA,whichmeans
gooseinSpanish)inOracle12c,youneedtopass
2exams.

ThebasiclevelisMTA(MicrosoftTechnology
Associate).Thisisabasiclevelthatdemonstrates
Databaseknowledge.Thislevelrequires1single
exam.

IfyouwanttobeanOracleCertifiedProfessional
(OCP,whichdoesnotmeanOmmiConsumer
Productsinthiscase),youneedtobeanOCA,
take1OraclespecificCourseand1specificexam.
ThereisalsotheOracleCertifiedSpecialistlevel.
ThislevelisindependentfromtheOCA,OCP.For
Oracle12c,youcantaketheCertified
ImplementationSpecialistexamorthe
PerformanceandTuningExam.

ThesecondlevelistheMCSA(MicrosoftCertified
SolutionAssociate).Apersonwiththislevelcan
handleseveralSQLServersprofessionally.This
levelrequires3exams.The70461,70462and
70463.
Finally,youhavetheMCSElevel(Microsoft
CertifiedSystemEngineering).Youneedto5
examsforthislevel.

IsthereanycertificationfortheCloud?
SQLServer

Oracle

Yes,thereareseveralCloudcertifications.The
CloudcertificationforOracleDatabasesisthe
OracleDatabaseCloudAdministration|1Z0028.

TheCloudintheMicrosoftworldistheMicrosoftAzurePortal.
AzureisthekeywordfortheMicrosoftCloudServices.You
canfindtheAzurecertificationsinthislink.The70533exam
includessomeSQLServertopics.Thereisnocertificationfor
SQLServerinAzure,becausetheVirtualMachinesinthe
AzurePortalcanbehandledaslocalmachines.

IsthereanycertificationforBusinessIntelligence?
SQLServer

Oracle

Yes,thereareseveralforBI:
OracleBusinessIntelligence(OBI)Foundation

Yes,thereareseveralforBI:

10Essentials|1Z0526

ImplementingaDataWarehousewithMicrosoft

OracleBusinessIntelligence(OBI)Foundation

SQLServer2012

Suite11gEssentials|1Z0591

ImplementingDataModelsandReportswith

OracleEssbase11Essentials|1Z0531
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OracleEndecaInformationDiscovery3.1

MicrosoftSQLServer

Essentials|1Z0428

DesigningBusinessIntelligenceSolutionswith

OracleDatabase11gDataWarehousing

MicrosoftSQLServer

Essentials|1Z0515

Isthereanycertificationforperformancetuning?
SQLServer

Oracle

Yes.TheOraclePerformanceManagementand
Tuning,1Z1064istheexamforOracle12c.

Theexams70462and70465includesome
Performancesections,buttheyarenotexclusive
forthistopic.

NextSteps
FormoreinformationaboutSQLServerandOraclecertificationsrefertotheselinks:

Oraclecertifications
Microsoftcertifications

LastUpdate:4/24/2015

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