GitHub saw 7.4B commits in September, adding 4M CPU cores and 160 PB of storage to keep up
GitHub is seeing unprecedented demand and is updating its core infrastructure to keep pace. In August, GitHub said it was The post GitHub saw 7.4B commits in September, adding 4M CPU cores and 160 PB of storage to keep up appeared first on The New Stack .
GitHub reported a surge in March, with 7.4 billion commits per month, a significant jump from 1.4 billion in April 2024. This unprecedented demand has prompted the company to expand its infrastructure to keep up with the growth. In August, GitHub expanded its computing power by adding 3 million CPU cores, mainly on Azure, and later this year, the company announced an additional 4 million CPU cores, alongside 160 petabytes of high-speed storage and enhanced compute resources for GitHub Actions.
To maintain data flow, GitHub also added 50 terabits per second of network capacity. The company is also working on a new architecture that would separate compute and storage, a move aimed at delivering up to 35 times higher write throughput. While this approach is not entirely novel in 2026, it reflects GitHub's efforts to scale its platform on a legacy foundation.
The rearchitecture aims to keep pace with the changing nature of software development, driven by 'agentic demand.'
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