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Architecture: How it works! The Copilot Usage Advanced Dashboard offers a comprehensive suite of features designed to revolutionize how organizations track and analyze their Copilot usage. At its core, the solution leverages Elasticsearch for persistent data storage, breaking free from the traditional 28-day limitation and enabli...

Ever wondered what happens behind the scenes when you chat with GitHub Copilot in VS Code? Let's pull back the curtain and explore how this AI coding assistant processes your prompts, from local workspace scanning to interacting with OpenAI's language models.  This article explains how GitHub Copilot extension processes user prompts—includin...

This guide demonstrates how to seamlessly set up user access in GitHub Enterprise using Security Assertion Markup Language (SAML) authentication. The process connects a user's GitHub account with your organization's identity provider (such as Microsoft Entra ID or Okta), enabling secure and streamlined access management.     The diagram above...

AI-powered code assistant tools like GitHub Copilot have revolutionized the development landscape. We’ve observed significant Copilot adoption among Global System Integrators (GSIs), who are leading the charge in harnessing its potential. While many developers are already utilizing GitHub Copilot in their internal projects, GSI’s are eager to integ...

As GitHub announced metered billing, anyone with an active Azure subscription can now self-provision a paid GitHub Enterprise Cloud account, with Advanced Security and GitHub Copilot Business/Enterprise. This post is a screenshot-based step-by-step guide on how you can do so. Pre-requisites Before we get started, ensure that you have the ...

As developers, we know that writing comprehensive unit tests is crucial yet often tedious. GitHub Copilot Chat revolutionizes this process by serving as your intelligent testing companion right in your IDE. Let's explore how to maximize its potential for efficient and thorough test generation. The Testing Challenge: A Common Developer Pain Poi...

Hello developers! Continuing our series on GitHub Copilot tips, here's another valuable insight to enhance your coding experience: Debugging is an essential part of the development process, but it can often be time-consuming and frustrating. GitHub Copilot Chat transforms this experience by providing an interactive and intelligent debugging a...

Leaders in some development teams where I worked singled out individuals. They inspected developers' code with external reviewers without including the developer or informing them about the code review. This practice created a toxic culture and instilled fear, even when developers put their heart and soul into producing quality code and following b...