Microsoft Events presents an in-depth session revealing how Nir Mashkowski and Mandy Whaley use GitHub Copilot and AI agents to automate Azure app development, DevOps, and operations.

Ship Faster with Azure and GitHub Copilot: End-to-End DevOps with AI Agents

Speakers: Nir Mashkowski, Mandy Whaley Event: Microsoft Ignite 2025 – BRK109

Overview

This session explores how teams can deliver Azure applications more efficiently by leveraging GitHub Copilot and a suite of intelligent agents throughout the DevOps lifecycle. From design to deployment and ongoing operations, the session walks through practical AI-powered tools that accelerate planning, coding, automation, and incident response.

Key Topics Covered

  • Coding Agent, App Modernization agent, Cloud Architecture agent: Automate planning, coding, and cloud architecture decisions.
  • GitHub Copilot for Azure: Accelerate deployment and make diagnostics easier by integrating Copilot directly with Azure workflows.
  • Azure MCP Server: Simplifies continuous deployment and diagnostics.
  • SRE Agent & Testing Agent: Extend automation into production and quality assurance with AI-driven workflows.
  • Integration with Third-party Tools: Automated incident responses via PagerDuty SRE subagent; remediation steps with Azure Container Apps and Datadog.

Chapters Recap

  • Introductions & Tooling Overview: Introduction of the Azure Dev Tools team and environment setup in VS Code.
  • Spec Kit Constitution Command: Demonstrates how to create infrastructure constitutions directly from your editor.
  • Automating with AI: Details the transition from all-in-one agents to human-assisting agents focused on supporting development and operations.
  • SRE Automation: Use cases for PagerDuty and Datadog integrations to automate and control incident response directly from Azure environments.
  • Copilot Integration: Automated code updates and issue resolutions with GitHub Copilot.

Notable Toolchain Integrations

  • VS Code for authoring and automation
  • GitHub Copilot & Copilot for Azure for code, workflow, and deployment automation
  • Azure MCP Server for deployment pipeline management
  • PagerDuty for automated incident response
  • Datadog & Azure Container Apps for diagnostics and operational efficiency

Resources and Further Learning

Summary

By blending GitHub Copilot, Azure AI tooling, and specialized intelligent agents, the session offers a hands-on roadmap for modern DevOps and operational excellence on Microsoft cloud.

Session delivered by Nir Mashkowski and Mandy Whaley. For more information and session replays, visit Microsoft Ignite online.