David Ramel

Chatsworth, Summerville

Editor-in-Chief at Visual Studio Magazine

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

Articles

How to Modernize Data Recovery Tactics That Just Don't Cut It Anymore

20 hours ago | virtualizationreview.com | David Ramel

News When it comes to disaster recover, "just having backups" no longer counts as a strategy. That was the blunt message from data architect and international speaker Karen Lopez during the Future-Proofing Data Summit: Modern DR & Protection Tactics, where she helmed a session today titled "The Disaster Recovery Strategies that Aren't Enough Anymore (and How To Modernize Them)," available for on-demand replay for those that missed it.
Amazon Q Developer AI Updates Include Cost Optimization

1 day ago | awsinsider.net | David Ramel

News Amazon Web Services (AWS) has announced new cost optimization features for Amazon Q Developer, its AI-powered assistant for cloud builders. The update delivers personalized recommendations to help customers reduce AWS spending and streamline their cost management workflows. Cost optimization is just one of several recent enhancements to Amazon Q Developer.
Technostress: Orgs Give Employees AI, then Demand More Work

1 day ago | virtualizationreview.com | David Ramel

News Your new AI assistant might help you work faster -- but don't expect to go home earlier. A recent academic study shows that as companies adopt AI tools, they're not just streamlining workflows -- they're piling on new demands. Researchers found that "AI technostress" is driving burnout and disrupting personal lives, even as organizations hail productivity gains.
AWS Signs On with New Workday AI Agent Partner Network

2 days ago | awsinsider.net | David Ramel

News Amazon Web Services (AWS) is among a handful of key partners joining Workday's newly announced AI Agent Partner Network, a move that marks a major step in unifying how human and digital workers are managed across enterprise systems. Workday, best known for its enterprise cloud applications in human capital and financial management, is positioning itself as a hub for managing not just people and money, but now also AI agents.
Databricks Edges Out Cloud Giants in Gartner's Agent-Focused Data Science/ML Report

2 days ago | virtualizationreview.com | David Ramel

News Databricks edged out the "Big 3" cloud giants in the latest Gartner Magic Quadrant for Data Science and Machine Learning Platforms, which itself mirrors the industry shift to agentic AI, emphasizing autonomous agents that can use tools, data sources, and APIs to perform tasks with minimal human intervention.
Fortifying Your Cloud: Essential AWS Security Strategies from an Expert Cloud Strategist

6 days ago | awsinsider.net | David Ramel

News In the ever-evolving landscape of cloud computing, maintaining robust data security in Amazon Web Services (AWS) is paramount. Cloud consultant and AWS-Certified DevOps Professional Carlos Rivas recently shared his insights on critical security measures during a comprehensive online summit put on by AWSInsider, offering practical tips and real-world strategies for a more secure and cost-optimized AWS environment.
AWS Uses Advanced LLMs to Simplify Agentic AI with Open Source Strands SDK

1 week ago | awsinsider.net | David Ramel

News Amazon Web Services (AWS) introduced the open-source Strands Agents SDK, which uses large language models (LLMs) to automate the creation and operation of AI agents, reducing the need for manual workflow coding. Strands Agents on GitHub lets developers create AI agents by defining a prompt and a set of tools, while the model handles task planning and tool invocation.
A 5-Step Roadmap for Unstructured Data Security

1 week ago | virtualizationreview.com | David Ramel

News Unstructured data is sprawling across clouds and devices -- and it's putting your organization at risk. But with the right roadmap, you can turn chaos into control. Joey D'Antoni provided such a ready-made roadmap for organizations to get a handle on the problem in today's online summit presented by Virtualization & Cloud Revew, titled "Unstructured and Unsecured: Tackling the Problem of Unstructured Data Assets, "now available for on-demand replay.
Data Security Report Identifies Cloud Governance Gaps, AI Impact

1 week ago | thejournal.com | David Ramel

Excessive permissions and AI-driven risks are leaving cloud environments dangerously exposed, according to a recent report from Varonis, a data security and analytics specialist. The company's 2025 State of Data Security Report, based on an analysis of 1,000 real-world IT environments, paints a troubling picture of enterprise cloud security in the age of AI.
Google Rolls Out AI Mode in Search

1 week ago | thejournal.com | David Ramel

About a year after introducing AI Overviews for its flagship search offering, Google has announced broad availability of AI Mode in Search. "As we've rolled out AI Overviews, we've heard from power users who want an end-to-end AI Search experience," Google said at the start of the I/O developer's conference. "So earlier this year we began testing AI Mode in Search in Labs, and starting today we're rolling out AI Mode in the U.S. — no Labs sign-up required.