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Microsoft Unveils Copilot Modernization Preview, Releases Azure Migration Agent for Broad Use

The releases target stalled enterprise efforts by unifying agentless VMware discovery with GitHub Copilot–driven execution.

Overview

  • Microsoft introduced the GitHub Copilot modernization agent in Public Preview to handle modernization across many applications with estate assessments, tailored plans, deep code insights, and automated Java and .NET upgrades.
  • Operating from the CLI, the modernization agent integrates with GitHub Copilot to create issues and pull requests, share assessment reports, and coordinate tasks across repositories with monitoring and an audit trail in GitHub’s Agent HQ.
  • The Azure Copilot Migration Agent is now publicly available to run agentless VMware discovery, deliver conversational analysis of estates, and produce data‑driven 6R recommendations with right‑sizing guidance.
  • Azure Migrate Collector is publicly available to capture on‑premises inventory without direct Azure connectivity and import results into Azure Migrate for planning.
  • The Migration Agent automates Cloud Adoption Framework‑aligned landing zones, builds governed wave plans with progress tracking and rollback, and connects to tools such as CAST Highlight to sustain a continuous, developer‑led modernization loop.