David Ramel

Chatsworth, Summerville

Editor-in-Chief at Visual Studio Magazine

Writer, Editor (all opinions my own, not my employer)

Articles

Cisco Unveils AI-First Approach to IT Operations

1 week ago | thejournal.com | David Ramel

At its recent Cisco Live 2025 event, Cisco introduced AgenticOps, a transformative approach to IT operations that integrates advanced AI capabilities to enhance efficiency and collaboration across network, security, and application domains. Central to this paradigm are the Cisco AI Assistant, Cisco AI Canvas, and the Deep Network Model, each playing a role in redefining modern IT workflows.
New Reports Identify Traits of Enterprise AI Leaders and Laggards

1 week ago | redmondmag.com | David Ramel

News A pair of new research reports aim to distinguish what separates enterprise AI leaders from those falling behind, spotlighting characteristics that help companies achieve better business outcomes from their AI investments. The reports, published by MIT Technology Review Insights and Foundry, outline key behaviors and technologies that define top-performing AI organizations -- ranging from data readiness and cross-functional collaboration to responsible AI governance.
Copilot Compared: Advanced AI Features in Visual Studio 2022 vs. VS Code

1 week ago | visualstudiomagazine.com | David Ramel

News GitHub Copilot continues to evolve in both Visual Studio and Visual Studio Code, offering developers increasingly intelligent, context-aware tools that go far beyond basic autocomplete. The latest updates -- from both GitHub and Microsoft -- bring powerful capabilities like Agent mode, Next Edit Suggestions (NES), MCP integration, and deep .NET productivity enhancements.
The Expert's Cloud Security Best Practices: 2025 Edition

1 week ago | virtualizationreview.com | David Ramel

News In a climate of escalating cloud threats and increasingly sophisticated adversaries, knowing what you're doing is more than good advice -- it's a necessity. That was the central message from Ian Thornton-Trump during his keynote at today's "Midyear Cloud Security Check-In Summit," now available for on-demand replay.
AI-Powered Threat Detection: From Reactive Defense to Proactive Security

1 week ago | virtualizationreview.com | David Ramel

News Allan Liska, intelligence analyst at Recorded Future and a frequent ransomware expert on networks like CNN and PBS, took a deeper dive into modern app security during the Pure AI webcast today titled "Secure by Intelligent Design: Mastering Modern App Security with AI." In his session, "AI-Powered Threat Detection: Proactive Security for Modern Applications," Liska outlined how security, development, and AI teams can (and must) converge to build AI-enabled defenses directly into the...
Report Identifies Malicious Use of AI in Cloud-Based Cyber Threats

1 week ago | thejournal.com | David Ramel

A recent report from OpenAI identifies the misuse of artificial intelligence in cybercrime, social engineering, and influence operations, particularly those targeting or operating through cloud infrastructure. In "Disrupting Malicious Uses of AI: June 2025," the company outlines how threat actors are weaponizing large language models for malicious ends — and how OpenAI is pushing back.
Mission Copilot Autofix: Securing the World's Software with GitHub Advanced Security

1 week ago | visualstudiomagazine.com | David Ramel

Q&A As modern software development accelerates, so too must the tools that keep code secure. Developers are increasingly expected to integrate security practices directly into their daily workflows -- without compromising speed or productivity. GitHub Advanced Security (GHAS) aims to meet this challenge head-on by embedding powerful, developer-centric protections into the GitHub ecosystem.
AI Booms, but Cloud Security Lags: Just 13% Use AI-Specific Protections, Says Wiz

1 week ago | virtualizationreview.com | David Ramel

News A new survey from Wiz finds that nearly 9 out of 10 organizations are already using AI services in the cloud -- but fewer than 1 in 7 have implemented AI-specific security controls. With shadow AI on the rise and hybrid cloud architectures adding complexity, security teams face a critical skills and tooling gap that could undermine enterprise AI initiatives, the report indicates.
Cisco Introduces AI-First IT Operations with AgenticOps

2 weeks ago | virtualizationreview.com | David Ramel

News At Cisco Live 2025 this week, Cisco showcased AgenticOps, a transformative approach to IT operations that integrates advanced AI capabilities to enhance efficiency and collaboration across network, security, and application domains. Central to this paradigm are the Cisco AI Assistant, Cisco AI Canvas, and the Deep Network Model, each playing a role in redefining modern IT workflows.
Quick Tip for Faster Vibe Coding with Agentic AI in VS Code

2 weeks ago | visualstudiomagazine.com | David Ramel

While trumpeting the new release of Visual Studio Code 1.101, which features a new version of GitHub Copilot, GitHub CEO Thomas Dohmke highlighted a quick tip for faster "vibe coding" with advanced, agentic AI. The tip concerns the use of tools in VS Code's "agent mode," which is a feature that allows GitHub Copilot to invoke tools such as editing files, running terminal commands, and applying code refactorings and other actions across a project, in response to natural language prompts.