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Mar 11, 2026 · Operations
How a Tiny Cost‑Saving Decision Wiped Out 2.5 Years of Data on AWS
A data‑science community founder used an AI coding assistant to migrate a static site to AWS, unintentionally shared Terraform state, ran a full Terraform apply without a plan review, and triggered a cascade of resource creation that culminated in a terraform destroy that erased the entire production environment and two‑and‑a‑half years of user data, illustrating the dangers of over‑automation and the importance of robust backup and manual safeguards.
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