CNBC November 8, 2023
Key Points
– Microsoft’s GitHub subsidiary has a new Copilot Enterprise tier that can help developers work with their employers’ internal code, for $39 per person per month.
– Last month Amazon announced its own customization capability that will come to the CodeWhisperer tool.
Microsoft-owned GitHub on Wednesday introduced a more expensive Copilot assistant for developers inside companies that can explain and provide recommendations about internal source code.
The launch might help Microsoft boost revenue in its cloud business segment by taking fuller advantage of partner OpenAI’s technology. It could better position Microsoft to fend off challenges from its foremost cloud rival, Amazon. In October Amazon Web Services said it was starting to test the ability to customize its CodeWhisperer...