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        <h1 class="workshops">Workshops</h1>
        <p>
            With such a strong technically focused conference, we have decided
            to run some free workshops, after the conference. 
            The workshops are informal hackathon-style workshops
            where the engineers from various companies will be on hand to
            walk you through getting started on their products.
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        <p>
            We are still busy planning the details of the workshops, and so
            <b>the information on this page is subject to change</b>. If you are
            interested in attending a workshop, please also add a (free)
            ticket <a href='/purchase'>workshop ticket</a> for any of the
            workshops that you want to attend.
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        <h2>WEDNESDAY 17TH APRIL, 09:00 - 12:00 </h2>
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                    <th class="event">EVENT</th>
                    <th class="descr">DESCRIPTION</th>
                    <th class="cost">COST</th>
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                    <td class="event">High-Performance MySQL (Part 1)</td>
                    <td class="descr">
                        Percona is the oldest and largest independent MySQL support and consulting company.  While we do not have specific topics for their workshop yet, there are a number of possibilities, including:
                        <ul>
                            <li>Choosing Hardware For MySQL</li>
                            <li>Expert Troubleshooting: Resolving MySQL Problems quickly</li>
                            <li>Percona XtraDB Cluster: a powerful open source, high availability and high scalability solution for MySQL users</li>
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                    <td class="cost">
                        R350
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        <h2>WEDNESDAY, 17TH APRIL, 14:00 - 17:00 </h2>
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                    <th class="event">EVENT</th>
                    <th class="descr">DESCRIPTION</th>
                    <th class="cost">COST</th>
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                    <td class="event">High-Performance MySQL (Part 2)</td>
                    <td class="descr">
                        Percona is the oldest and largest independent MySQL support and consulting company.  While we do not have specific topics for their workshop yet, there are a number of possibilities, including:
                        <ul>
                            <li>Choosing Hardware For MySQL</li>
                            <li>Expert Troubleshooting: Resolving MySQL Problems quickly</li>
                            <li>Percona XtraDB Cluster: a powerful open source, high availability and high scalability solution for MySQL users</li>
                        </ul>
                    </td>
                    <td class="cost">
                        R350
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        <h2>SATURDAY, 20TH APRIL, 09:00 - 17:00</h2>
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                    <th class="event">EVENT</th>
                    <th class="descr">DESCRIPTION</th>
                    <th class="cost">COST</th>
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                    <td class="event">Amazon Web Services</td>
                    <td class="descr">
                        This session will walk you through building and deploying a small application on Amazon Web Services.
                        Engineers from AWS will be on hand to work with you as you go from zero to up and running over the course of this workshop.
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                    <td class="cost">
                        FREE
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                    <td class="event">Google App Engine</td>
                    <td class="descr">
                        In this session, Google engineers will show you the basics of deploying a small application on Google App Engine.
                        You will build an app from scratch, as they illustrate the benefits of running on Google's cloud infrastructure.
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                    <td class="cost">
                        FREE
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                    <td class="event">Windows Azure</td>
                    <td class="descr">
                        Demos and discussions with Windows Azure Partners on how they are using Azure in South Africa, and how it can benefit you to run your app in Windows Azure.
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                    <td class="cost">
                        FREE
                    </td>
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                    <td class="event">Vumi</td>
                    <td class="descr">
                        Vumi is a super-scalable conversation engine for the delivery of SMS, Star Menu and chat messages to diverse audiences.  This will be a more hackathon-styled
                        event with engineers from Praekelt walking you through using the code, and how you can work with (and on!) Vumi.
                    </td>
                    <td class="cost">
                        FREE
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