OCA Oracle Database 11g:
SQL Fundamentals I
Exam Guide (Exam 1Z0-051)
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ABOUT THE AUTHORS
John Watson (Oxford, UK) works for BPLC Management Consultants, teaching
and consulting throughout Europe and Africa. He was with Oracle University for
several years in South Africa, and before that worked for a number of companies,
government departments, and NGOs in England and Europe. He is OCP qualified in
both database and Application Server administration. John is the author of several
books and numerous articles on technology and has 25 years of experience in IT.
Roopesh Ramklass (South Africa), OCP, is an independent Oracle specialist with
over 10 years of experience in a wide variety of IT environments. These include
software design and development, systems analysis, courseware development, and
lecturing. He has worked for Oracle Support and taught at Oracle University in
South Africa for several years. Roopesh is experienced in managing and executing
IT development projects, including infrastructure systems provisioning, software
development, and systems integration.
About the Technical Editor
Bruce Swart (South Africa) works for 2Cana Solutions and has over 14 years of
experience in IT. Whilst maintaining a keen interest for teaching others, he has
performed several roles including developer, analyst, team leader, administrator,
project manager, consultant, and lecturer. He is OCP qualified in both database and
developer roles. He has taught at Oracle University in South Africa for several years
and has also spoken at numerous local Oracle User Group conferences. His passion
is helping others achieve greatness.
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