Netweaver career guidance

Hi there,
I have the following expertise.
1. ABAP programming in various module
2. development in XI
From a career growth point of view, can you please guide me which other areas should I cover. I see the following prospect areas, can you suggest which are the right ones according to my previous above qualification:
1. Technical consultant stream in XI ( should I go for this or it is just a basis task?)
2. Netweaver consultant stream ( should I go for this or it is just a basis task?)
3. Enterprise portal
4. BI
5. CRM functional
Please advise. Thanks.
Regards,
Johnny

BI is a huge area that is growing rapidly.
That maybe a good area to get into.
I know the company I work for are looking for BI people...

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user13564520 wrote:
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iam working in a reputed mnc with CMMi level 5 .Started as fresher (BE I.T) i have around 1.6 years of experiance in unix scripting/oracle sql production support.wtf is mnc and cmmi level 5?
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with learning of sql and shell scripting
i want to make my career in oracle which should be more dynamic,learning and creative not like in production support which have monotonus life.I wish it were monotonous! When it costs $$/second for production to stop, it can get very exciting very fast!
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could anyone please guide me about what career path i should choose ?There may be an exciting future for you in PC maintenance.
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DBA , i have heard is montonous job too with same routine backups,no creativity with nightshifts and all, but it is more stable as people said. I have no experiance of it.I'm sure that is true, but I've certainly never had one like that.
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second devolper track in sql/pl sql having its own limitations like less demand, less financial growth etc. and people usually wants to shift in other area like BOThere is about 10X more demand for developers than administrators over the long term. Various sub-specialties are hot at various times. But that isn't as important as knowing what excites you.
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3)How could i get to others areas like CRM,BO datawarehouse,apps ?As they more demanding and good learning and future pathDevelopment and implementation are about it. They all have a future path, some are very boring. What's boring to me may be exciting to you.
4)what to do right now at this position to enhance my skill set in this field (What to learn? )Look at the sites that post job ads in your area. You need a critical eye to translate into what they really want, but it becomes obvious what is hot. Of course, you need to know what will be hot in a couple of years, but if you see what is hot now, you can pick up on those in a couple of years when something else is hot, and eventually catch up.
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preparing for OCA right now but uncertain for career.
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Seeking good help from forum experts.
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