RunAs Radio What AI can do for SysAdmins in 2026 with Cecilia Wirén
30 snips
Jan 7, 2026 Cecilia Wirén, a Senior developer and DevOps/Security specialist with numerous Microsoft MVP awards, shares her insights on AI tools for sysadmins. She highlights how AI enhances existing security and coding tools instead of creating new ones. Cecilia explains the benefits of GitHub Copilot for casual scripters and how crafting prompts leads to clearer design thinking. They discuss using git history to preserve AI-generated code and the importance of regular tool evaluation. The conversation concludes with how AI is shaping documentation and debugging practices.
AI Snips
Chapters
Transcript
Episode notes
AI Improves Existing Admin Tooling
- AI enhances existing admin tools (logs, security, infra) rather than replacing them overnight.
- Tools are becoming more dynamic and can reason across data instead of just static analysis.
From C# Muscle Memory To PowerShell Ease
- Cecilia describes using early GitHub Copilot to overcome PowerShell syntax friction from a C# background.
- Copilot wrote ifs, loops, and snippets so she could focus on intent rather than syntax recall.
Plan Before You Prompt
- Think through goals before prompting AI so the output matches your real target and avoids poor shortcuts.
- Use short planning steps or test-driven design to force clarity before asking the model to generate code.