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The Value of Vendor-Neutral Database Certification
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The Value of Vendor-Neutral Database Certification February 9th, 2008 - by Sheeri Cabral A company has come up with a vendor-neutral database certification exam. Some are wondering how much use this will be, as it doesn’t go into vendor-specificities. Now, the specifics of how a query optimizer handles queries, how backups, restores and security are done and with MySQL specifically, how different storage engines act are very important. Very important. However, it’s also important to have the fundamentals. I know relational algebra and relational calculus, because I studied at Brandeis University under the tutelage of Mitch Cherniack.
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