GitHub moved a copy of 99.99999% of its repositories to Azure, using per‑reference quorums and object storage to let reads scale independently and plan to bring over the rest.

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GitHub moved a copy of 99.99999% of its repositories to Azure, using per‑reference quorums and object storage to let reads scale independently and plan to bring over the rest.

GitHub is rebuilding its Git infrastructure to support agent‑scale software development while keeping the service operational.
