In this episode I spoke with Scott Densmore, VP of engineering at GitHub, focusing on GitHub copilot. Scott shared how GitHub Copilot is being used to make developers more impactful and the successes developers are having with the technology.

Additionally, Scott shares a bit about how GitHub Copilot works and even gives us a forecast of upcoming features and releases.

Show links

• GitHub Copilot
• Follow Scott on LinkedIn
• GitHub Universe keynote

Hosts

David Starr is a Principal Software Development Engineer in the Marketplace FastTrack team at Microsoft. Follow him on LinkedIn.

Microsoft for Startups works with organizations to enable their success. This episode visits the programs available for founders and startups. In addition, the conversation includes how startups are leveraging AI and moving the state-of-the-art forward.

Guests

Hans Yang is General Manager Microsoft for Startups. He looks for new programs and platforms to enable Microsoft to help startups. Follow Hans on LinkedIn.

Rob Ferguson is head of AI for Startups for Microsoft. As such, he gets to work with some amazing partners and technologies, many of whom are driving true innovation in the AI space. Follow Rob on LinkedIn.

Show links

• Microsoft for Startups home
• Founders Hub
• Pegasus Program
• Technical advisory for founders from Microsoft experts
• Microsoft for Startups Blog
• Azure OpenAI Service

Hosts

Paul Maher is General Manager of the Commercial Marketplace Service Team at Microsoft. Follow him on LinkedIn andTwitter.

David Starr is a Principal Software Development Engineer in the Commercial Marketplace Services Team at Microsoft. Follow him on LinkedIn.

Madhan Arumugam Ramakrishnan, Corporate Vice President for Microsoft’s Cloud for Industry, introduces us to industry clouds. These industry-aligned clouds provide the full infrastructure of Azure and offer a way for software sellers to enable specific industries with relevant product offerings.

As a early contributor to building Azure, Madhan has deep technical chops. He shares some thoughts not only on Azure’s specialty clouds, but we also discuss Microsoft’s AI investments and how they are shaping new product offerings.

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Microsoft’s ISV Success Program

LEARN MORE ABOUT MICROSOFT'S CLOUDS FOR INDUSTRY

Microsoft Industry Clouds Overview

• Financial Services
• Healthcare
• Manufacturing
• Nonprofit
• Retail
• Sustainability

Solution Center

• Microsoft Cloud Solution Center
• Microsoft Cloud Solution Center (Microsoft Learn course)

Hosts:

Paul Maher is General Manager of the Commercial Marketplace Service Team at Microsoft. Follow him on LinkedIn and Twitter.

David Starr is a Principal Software Development Engineer in the Commercial Marketplace Services Team at Microsoft. Follow him on LinkedIn.