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Title
Saxo Bank Developers Use GitHub Copilot in Almost Every New Application
…t was introduced in February 2023. “It might not have been around for long, but it's just part of the toolbox now and is used in the creation of almost all new code,” says Peder Holdgaard Pedersen, Principal Developer at Saxo. “People expect to…
Description
Danish broker Saxo Bank rolled out GitHub Copilot to more than 400 of its 700+ platform developers, who now use it to generate code, debug errors and write test code in almost all new application development, with an overall code-acceptance rate of around 30%. Saxo also built a client-facing chatbot on Azure OpenAI with controlled responses limited to approved help content, and sent engineers to Microsoft's AI Co-Innovation Lab in Munich to prototype a news recommendation engine using large language models.
…m itself and has a team of more than 700 developers who maintain and update it. More than 400 of them have already started using GitHub Copilot since it was introduced in February 2023. “It might not have been around for long, but it's just part of the toolbox now…
…lly use GitHub Copilot to generate short lines of code, which they then review. The team’s overall acceptance rate for the code is around 30%. “It speeds up a lot of work because it unblocks our developers,” Pedersen says.…
Problem
Saxo Bank's team of more than 700 developers needed faster, more efficient ways to write and debug code, including languages and frameworks they were not familiar with.
…that is tailored towards technical use, code and development.” For developers, it has made it possible to engage with languages and frameworks they are not familiar with. “It’s also useful if you have a bug and need to figure out why the application…
Solution
Saxo introduced GitHub Copilot in February 2023; more than 400 of its 700+ developers now use it to generate short lines of code for review, debug issues, write test code, create boilerplate, and work with unfamiliar languages and frameworks.
…if they’re stuck on a problem, and work with AI as a sort of sparring partner. Others create boilerplate code with it.” “It might not have been around for long, but [GitHub Copilot] is just part of…
Business value
GitHub Copilot speeds up development by unblocking developers, with an overall code acceptance rate of around 30%, and has made coding more accessible to non-developer staff such as infrastructure engineers.
…ey then review. The team’s overall acceptance rate for the code is around 30%. “It speeds up a lot of work because it unblocks our developers,” Pedersen says. It has also made coding more accessible for team members who a…
Headline outcome
…get more value from the chatbot without needing to involve client services and developers use AI-written code in almost every new application, saving time and making them more efficient. READ THE STORY Saxo Bank’s foundin…
Use case type
Software engineering assistance
…more accessible One tool that has proved especially transformational at Saxo is GitHub Copilot , the AI coding assistant for developers. Saxo built its digital trading platform itself and has a team of more than 700…
Company
Saxo Bank
…ery new application, saving time and making them more efficient. READ THE STORY Saxo Bank’s founding vision in 1992 was to make global financial markets accessible to more people. For decades, it has pioneered the use of technology to this end. In 1998, Saxo…
Country
Denmark
…Microsoft Copilot SERVICES AND SUPPORT ORGANIZATION SIZE 1,000-9,999 employees COUNTRY/REGION Denmark BUSINESS NEED Employee experience Artificial Intelligence INDUSTRY Banking Shar…
Industry
Financial Services
…OUNTRY/REGION Denmark BUSINESS NEED Employee experience Artificial Intelligence INDUSTRY Banking Share the story Explore related stories /h2> "> Explore related stories Stories…
AI capabilities
Code Generation
…more accessible One tool that has proved especially transformational at Saxo is GitHub Copilot , the AI coding assistant for developers. Saxo built its digital trading platform itself and has a team of more than 700…
Technology
GitHub Copilot, Azure OpenAI, Microsoft 365 Copilot, Microsoft 365
…Global Head of Data Science, Saxo Bank Discover more details CUSTOMER Saxo Bank PRODUCTS GitHub Copilot Microsoft 365 Azure OpenAI Microsoft 365 Copilot Microsoft Copilot SERVICES AND SUPPORT ORGANIZATION SIZE 1,000-9,999 employees COUNTRY/REGION Den…
Deployment model
cloud
…Global Head of Data Science, Saxo Bank Discover more details CUSTOMER Saxo Bank PRODUCTS GitHub Copilot Microsoft 365 Azure OpenAI Microsoft 365 Copilot Microsoft Copilot SERVICES AND SUPPORT ORGANIZATION SIZE 1,000-9,999 employees COUNTRY/REGION Den…
Deployment options
cloud
…Global Head of Data Science, Saxo Bank Discover more details CUSTOMER Saxo Bank PRODUCTS GitHub Copilot Microsoft 365 Azure OpenAI Microsoft 365 Copilot Microsoft Copilot SERVICES AND SUPPORT ORGANIZATION SIZE 1,000-9,999 employees COUNTRY/REGION Den…
