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Microsoft Adds AWS to GitHub Amid AI Overload Surge

6/17/2026

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  • Microsoft is adding Amazon Web Services capacity to GitHub to relieve AI-driven overload.
  • GitHub commits are projected to reach 14 billion in 2026, up from 1 billion in 2025, according to COO Kyle Daigle.
  • After dozens of major GitHub outages in 2026, Microsoft shifted from a plan to move GitHub fully to Azure by 2027 to a multi-cloud approach.
  • Microsoft forecasts $190 billion capital spending for 2026, primarily to expand data-center capacity.