Oracle PLSQL developer guidance needed

Hi,
I am working as a PLSQL developer since last 3 years ,have a oracle certification on it. My current profile also includes
dba activities related to development and test databases.
Wanted to ask if i continue further in plsql would doing a oracle dba certification be helpful for my career.
Also that after a couple of years in plsql what would be my profile and if i went for a dba profile now then what would be my profile.
Seniors please guide.
Thanks.

A-K wrote:
Hi,
I am working as a PLSQL developer since last 3 years ,have a oracle certification on it. My current profile also includes
dba activities related to development and test databases.
Wanted to ask if i continue further in plsql would doing a oracle dba certification be helpful for my career.
Also that after a couple of years in plsql what would be my profile and if i went for a dba profile now then what would be my profile.
Seniors please guide.
Thanks.bigdelboy is not a senior, merely a bigdelboy ... thoug I suppose as he was talking about ICL4130's today his age may be showing a little.
As you have a PL/SQL I assume (possibly incorrectly) it is a PL/SQL OCA certification. In that case you should ensure you get a PL/SQL OCP first to demonstrate a high level of competence in that area.
After that you may feel that a DBA certifcatiion may be helpful it towards some of the 'DBA' takes you are doing. 'DBA' covers a whole load of things, so its difficult to say how relevant the OCA would be for you. But a different way of looking at it is that self studying for a DBA probably wouldn't do much harm and you would learn cosething is the self study. But having said that you might want to review other things to look at:
(1) Make sure you have done the 2 day dba course (and sit the exam also. You would get a cert but you might get a useful exam pass and it might be relevant to what you are doing).
(2) Make sure there isn't something else you should be doing instead. The SQL OCE would be one thought. Or perhaps something completely different like UML. Or maybe some of the SOA stuff. Or maybe things that are not certifable like SQL statement tuning, or database security things, or Business intelligence .....
The things I've mentioned are not directly career moved focused, so in that sense I probably havan't answered your question.
Rgds - bigdelboy.

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