GitHub added 4 million CPU cores and 160PB storage to handle surge in AI-generated code

GitHub says agentic AI drove a sixfold year-on-year rise in new code, requiring an extra 4 million CPU cores and 160 petabytes of storage in its datacenters.

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2026-10-29 10:30 · Tom's Hardware
GitHub says massive influx of AI-generated code required extra 4 million CPU cores and 160 petabytes of storage to manage

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