On Fri, Dec 18, 2009 at 12:33 PM, Roger Xu <wellmetus@xxxxxxxxx> wrote: > We do not have enough budget to get this training from Oracle University. > Any suggestion on self-study for an Oracle DBA? Thanks! There is a lot of good info here: http://becomeappsdba.blogspot.com/ Steven Chan of Oracle has an excellent blog: http://blogs.oracle.com/stevenChan/ I've found this book to be useful: Oracle Applications DBA Field Guide http://www.amazon.com/Oracle-Applications-Field-Guide-Experts/dp/1590596447 Jared Still Certifiable Oracle DBA and Part Time Perl Evangelist Oracle Blog: http://jkstill.blogspot.com Home Page: http://jaredstill.com