At Microsoft Build 2026, RedMonk's James Governor sits down with Kyle Daigle, COO at GitHub and CMO of Developer at Microsoft, to unpack the event. The conversation looks at Microsoft's first homegrown frontier models, the growing importance of "token economics", new NVIDIA Spark-powered hardware, the push toward containerization and isolation for agents both on-device and in the cloud, and Windows improvements aimed at a calmer developer experience. Daigle also previews the agent-first GitHub Copilot app with its shareable canvases, and addresses developer anxiety amid industry layoffs, insisting Microsoft's principle remains keeping developers in the loop.
This RedMonk conversation is sponsored by Microsoft.

Show notes: https://redmonk.com/videos/kyle-daigle/

Chapters
00:00 Introduction to Developer Marketing at Microsoft
02:08 Microsoft's Frontier Models and AI Innovations
05:06 Local Model Execution and Security Concerns
07:58 The Role of AI in Developer Productivity
11:08 GitHub Copilot and the Future of Software Development
14:20 Windows for Developers: Enhancements and Configurations
17:05 Hardware Partnerships and Performance Expectations
20:10 Supporting Developers in a Changing Landscape
23:12 Addressing Reliability and Scalability Challenges