PUBLISHER: IDC | PRODUCT CODE: 1892626
PUBLISHER: IDC | PRODUCT CODE: 1892626
This IDC Market Note examines GitHub's platform and security updates announced at GitHub Universe and Microsoft Ignite in 2025. Announcements span AI agent governance through Agent HQ, security validation embedded in Copilot workflows, runtime context integration via Artifact Metadata APIs, and more. The announcements strengthen GitHub's role as the operational foundation for secure software development, unifying agent governance, application security, and supply chain assurance in a single platform.