GitHub hits 7.4B monthly commits, adds 4M CPU cores and 160 PB storage

GitHub said at its Universe conference that developers now push 7.4 billion commits per month, up from 2.9 billion in August and 65 million in 2024. To keep up, the platform is adding 4 million CPU cores, 160 PB of high-speed storage and 50 Tb/s of network capacity while separating compute from storage.

• 7.4B monthly commits, up from 2.9B in August
• Adding 4M CPU cores, 160 PB storage and 50 Tb/s network
• New architecture delivers up to 35x write throughput
• GitHub's own data center ran out of capacity, shifting to Azure