Yaël Chéenne wrote:
> walterbyrd a écrit :
>> There are not many jobs for regular full-time MySQL developers, or
>> DBAs. Those duties are usually picked up by PHP devs, or Linux admins.
>>
>> But, what about consulting? I have heard there is a market for for
>> MySQL consultants who know fairly high-level stuff, like replicating,
>> and scaling.
>>
>> What sort of qualifications would an employer want for that sort of
>> consulting? Are certs important?
>>
>> Lots of offshore companies do that sort of consulting, dirt cheap. Do
>> USA companies have a chance?
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> Hello !!
>
> To become a MySQL Consultant, you DO PASS some certifications about
> MySQL. These exams (DEV-1 and DEV-2 or DBA-1 and DBA-2) are necessary,
> but a very good experience is necessary too.
>
> So, if you want to take scalability, availability, clustering and
> replication solutions with MySQL, you DO PASS another certification
> "Cluster Administrator".
>
> I think that's a very god opportunity, but some high level courses,
> personal work and experience make you a good Consultant in MySQL
> technologies.
>
> In some countries, like France, Canada, Quebec,Germany,Ireland, England,
> Italy, Spain, well the CEE, MySQL is present in industries, banks,
> insurances, administration, nuclear, etc ...
>
> It's an evidence that Oracle and Microsoft take a very large market, but
> some BDD like MySQL and PostGreSQL are good ... and no expensive.
>
> There is a lot of work ....
>
> So believe, think and GOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO !!!!
>
> Regards
> Forum
>

There is no requirement to pass any exams to be a consultant for MySQL
(or any other product). In fact, I've found that as a consultant, very
few prospective clients care about certifications. Experience is what
counts.

Prospective employers ask about certifications more - but not that many.

Knowledgeable employers know certifications do not necessarily show any
real-world knowledge - only the ability to pass a test. Experience
without certification almost always wins over certification without
experience (except by clueless potential clients/employers).

That's not to say certification isn't helpful. Adding certification to
experience can give you a slight edge.

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