GitHub Will Prioritize Migrating to Azure over Feature Development

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GitHub is prioritizing migrating its infrastructure to Azure over feature development.
The migration is expected to be completed within 24 months, with 18 months for execution and a 6-month buffer.
GitHub's CTO, Vladimir Fedorov, emphasized the necessity of this move to meet the demands of AI and Copilot.
The company has faced outages due to resource constraints in its Virginia data center.
Some GitHub employees are concerned about the migration, particularly regarding MySQL clusters on bare metal servers.
GitHub's spokesperson confirmed the migration, stating it's essential for scaling and future growth.
Open source developers may have concerns about GitHub's closer ties to Microsoft and Azure.

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