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Dear All,

I am in the mid of my career, I am Computer Graduate, I have equal experience in Networking, Oracle Developer and Oracle DBA as well, as my previous two experiences have a kind that I had to deal all of these very closely, now I am at the point where I can pursue either of these.
At this point I would like to go for for of Certification that will lead me to either of these.
Now my question is that what should be more sounding then other, I mean should i go for CCNA, or OCP DB Track or OCP forms developer track, as I know I can handle any of these very easily and comfortably but I have to choose one for my further proceedings.

Please need suggestions.

Thanks in Advance
Maz

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You already have a rare advantage: real experience across networking, Oracle development and Oracle DBA. Instead of treating the three paths as equal, pick one primary direction to accelerate in and one complementary skill to keep you flexible. That gives you both depth (which employers pay for) and breadth (which lets you change roles without restarting).

Tradeoffs in plain terms:

  • CCNA / networking — good if you enjoy systems-level troubleshooting, design and uptime responsibility. Natural next steps: CCNP, network security, or cloud networking. Networking certs are straightforward to show with lab demos.
  • OCP DBA — deeper operational role: backup/restore, performance tuning, capacity planning and patching. Leads toward senior DBA, platform/ops or data-architecture roles; hands-on experience matters more than exams alone.
  • Oracle developer (Forms/PL/SQL) — application-facing work. If you pick this, add modern skills (APEX, Java/REST, or a front-end framework) to avoid being limited to legacy Forms maintenance.

Practical 30–90 day plan you can follow right away:

  1. Market scan — list 15 local/remote job ads for each role and note required skills and salaries.
  2. Tiny trials — build one 1–2 week proof (a small network lab, a DB backup/tune write-up, or a simple Forms/APEX page) to test what you enjoy and to show employers.
  3. ROI check — compare certification cost/time vs likely raise/job change. Prefer certs that unblock interviews.
  4. Commit + complement — pick one primary cert/project, and keep the second skill current via a small weekly practice or a complementary cert.

A final note for : weigh which role moves you to your 3–5 year goal (lead, architect, consultant, freelance). Respect ’s long-term view and ’s emphasis on reputation — but make the choice measurable: evidence (job listings + a 2-week trial project) beats guesswork.

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What do you see yourself working in long term? Do you like Networking or Database better? There are good jobs and opportunity in both.

Who do you know more people in? a good network of people in a field will help you get jobs as well..

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My advice? Go for what gets your juices flowing! That can make a career. Anything else is just a job! Find that niche and get good at it. Get so good, that anyone who needs someone who is an expert in that subject will naturally gravitate toward you to help them solve their problems. However, to do that, you need to network with peers, publish, connect with others, join and become active in the appropriate professional organizations, etc. FWIW, certs are pretty low on my list of things to do. The fact that I wrote a chapter for a major graduate-level text book in my field is held in much higher esteem than some vendor-sponsored certificate of i-dotting and t-crossing...

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Hi
Please as you said i need to have an idea of Oracle development

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