South AfricaFinance and insurance2023 – ongoingSanlam
GitHub Copilot and Azure DevOps for engineers
South Africa's Sanlam says engineers save 20–30% of their time with GitHub Copilot
Problem
Sanlam, a large South African financial services group, wanted to raise developer productivity and attract engineering talent.
Approach
Sanlam rolled out GitHub Copilot and Azure DevOps within a few days, including training, with help from Microsoft and GitHub teams. It adopted Copilot soon after the tool launched.
Results
20–30%engineer time saved, self-reported estimate
Takeaway
Sanlam combined a rollout lasting a few days with staff training. The savings are self-reported estimates.
Categories
- Size
- Large enterprise
- Industry
- Finance and insurance
- Business function
- IT and R&D
- Innovation type
- Process innovation
- AI technology
- Generative AI
- Adoption
- Vendor solution
- Evidence
- Vendor's case study
Sources
Source summaries
[1]Microsoft6 Mar 2024
Microsoft describes Sanlam's quick rollout of GitHub Copilot and Azure DevOps. Engineers estimate time savings of 20% to 30%.
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Added 25 Oct 2026 · Updated 25 Oct 2026
