Microsoft turns to AWS for GitHub capacity amid Azure lawsuit
Microsoft is reportedly using AWS to add computing capacity for GitHub, following capacity issues on the coding platform.
Business Insider reported that Microsoft is turning to Amazon to help address capacity issues at GitHub. The report cited two people familiar with the plans. Amazon is Microsoft’s largest cloud rival.
Microsoft acquired GitHub in 2018 and had planned to move the platform entirely to Azure by 2027.
GitHub turns to multi-cloud capacity
GitHub is used by developers to store code, manage software projects, and collaborate. Before Microsoft acquired the company, GitHub mostly operated its own data centres.
The reported use of AWS follows higher development activity tied to AI coding tools. GitHub Chief Operating Officer Kyle Daigle wrote on X in April that commits were on pace to reach 14 billion in 2026, compared with 1 billion in 2025.
A commit is a recorded code change and a common measure of...
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