There is virtually no excuse to lack hands-on experience for preparing for certification

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Many certification candidates rely too heavily on books and other study materials when preparing for Oracle certifications (and I say this as someone who writes certification study materials). To really become proficient with Oracle, IT professionals need hands-on experience working with the software. Most people do not have access to a physical server where they can install Oracle. Virtualization is a solution for this problem that is in several ways better than having a physical server available.
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