Saastr · 27 October 2026 · Operating Insight

Two AI Agents Wiped Critical Data at SaaStr. Both Times, a Copy Nobody Planned Is What Saved Us. It Will Happen To You, Too. Plan For It.

Jason Lemkin, GP @ SaaStr

SaaStr's operational account of two separate AI agents destroying critical production data—and the backup systems that accidentally saved them. Practical lessons on architecture, access control, and monitoring for teams deploying agents at scale.

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Topics: AI (Horizontal) · Enterprise Software

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