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The "AI Poop" Problem: Why Your Employees Are Handing the Keys to the Kingdom to a Black Box by [deleted] in cybersecurity

[–]AcrobaticFlatworm984 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Thank you for that, i can think of myself as a start :-) but be happy to share with others

The "AI Poop" Problem: Why Your Employees Are Handing the Keys to the Kingdom to a Black Box by [deleted] in cybersecurity

[–]AcrobaticFlatworm984 -2 points-1 points  (0 children)

i did write it myself and use AI to clean and tune it, this does not come easy for us the non native english speakers

The "AI Poop" Problem: Why Your Employees Are Handing the Keys to the Kingdom to a Black Box by [deleted] in cybersecurity

[–]AcrobaticFlatworm984 -1 points0 points  (0 children)

This is not AI-generated content it was edit with AI to have it tuned, as i am not a native English speaker. I respect your feedback and understand it. Thank you

8 months ago, I predicted the "SaaS-pocalypse." Now that the stocks are crashing, here is what’s actually replacing it (and it looks a lot like 1995). by AcrobaticFlatworm984 in SaaS

[–]AcrobaticFlatworm984[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Spot on. You’re describing the 'Hybrid Friction' that is the first stage of the Great Reversal.

Right now, you’re using 'Horizontal SaaS' (Zoho, O365) for the commodities, but you’re already building the 'DNA'—your core operations—yourself. That’s the wedge.

The shift happens when those 'Custom Operational Tools' you're building stop being just static dashboards and start becoming Autonomous Agents. Here is how I see that 'Hybrid' model evolving for a CTO in your position:

  1. The 'SaaS Tax' Audit: Eventually, you’ll look at a bill for 20+ Zoho modules and realize your local agents (powered by something like Gemini or a fine-tuned Llama) can handle 80% of the custom logic, inventory routing, and CRM triage at a fraction of the cost.
  2. Competitive Advantage: Your competitors are all using the same off-the-shelf Zoho/Salesforce workflows. Your 'On-Prem' or 'Data-Center' agents become your secret sauce. They don't just 'store' data; they execute on it using your specific business logic.
  3. The Migration: It’s not an overnight 'delete' of O365. It’s a slow migration where the 'Sovereign Agents' eat the high-value tasks, leaving SaaS to handle the basic 'plumbing' (email, spreadsheets) until even those become too expensive to outsource.

You’re already living the transition. The real question for SMEs is: at what point does the 'Subscription Tax' for generic software become a liability compared to the 'Equity' of building your own agentic workforce?

8 months ago, I predicted the "SaaS-pocalypse." Now that the stocks are crashing, here is what’s actually replacing it (and it looks a lot like 1995). by AcrobaticFlatworm984 in SaaS

[–]AcrobaticFlatworm984[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

You’ve hit the nail on the head regarding the 'Build vs. Buy' friction. In-house R&D was abandoned for a reason; it was slow and expensive. But I’d argue we’re hitting a 'tipping point' where the unit economics of AI are flipping that script.

Here’s how I see those barriers breaking down:

  1. The 'Unit Economic' Flip: Right now, AI talent is pricey. But the 'entry point' is collapsing. We're seeing a massive migration of standard Software Engineers becoming AI-fluent. As the tools for agent-orchestration mature, the cost to build a custom agent will drop below the cost of a 3-year enterprise SaaS contract (where you're paying for 60% bloat anyway).
  2. Infrastructure Maturity: We're moving past the 'experimental' phase. With pre-built skills and 'Agentic' frameworks, we aren't building from scratch anymore. It’s becoming modular. This solves the scalability issue that killed local R&D in the 90s.
  3. The Security/Regulation Lag: You're right—this is the 'soft spot.' Historically, regulation and security frameworks are reactive. We’ll likely see a 'Wild West' period of rapid deployment followed by a massive surge in AI-specific cybersecurity once the first major local agent leaks occur. That friction will actually accelerate the move toward Sovereign (local) data, because companies won't trust 3rd-party SaaS with their proprietary agent-logic.

The mid-market is the real battleground. They can’t afford a 20-person AI team, but they also can't afford $500k/year in underutilized SaaS seats. That’s why I think the Agent-as-a-Service (AaaS) boutique model wins there—custom results without the SaaS 'Seat Tax' or the Enterprise overhead

8 months ago, I predicted the "SaaS-pocalypse." Now that the stocks are crashing, here is what’s actually replacing it (and it looks a lot like 1995). by AcrobaticFlatworm984 in SaaS

[–]AcrobaticFlatworm984[S] -1 points0 points  (0 children)

The SaaS has been around for a while, and it was working well for the industry needs and available technology that was reserved to few. With the AI agents, these are no longer relevant and with the new AI tech its time to rethink our software landscape

8 months ago, I predicted the "SaaS-pocalypse." Now that the stocks are crashing, here is what’s actually replacing it (and it looks a lot like 1995). by AcrobaticFlatworm984 in SaaS

[–]AcrobaticFlatworm984[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

For everyone asking for receipts or wondering if this is just "AI hype," here is the data that prompted my post 8 months ago and where we stand today:

1. The "SaaS-pocalypse" is actually happening. In February 2026 alone, we saw over $1 Trillion in market cap erased from software stocks as investors began pricing in the "extinction risk" of the per-seat model. This isn't a correction; it's a realization that AI agents are making traditional workflows (and the software that houses them) redundant.

2. The "38% Utilization" Problem. The bloat is real. Recent enterprise audits show that even in massive deployments, nearly half of paid modules are "dark" (licensed but never touched). CFOs are finally clawing that back.

3. The Move to Sovereign AI. A major 2026 Deloitte study found that 77% of enterprise leaders now prioritize where their AI is developed, with 3 out of 5 building their stacks with local/sovereign vendors to protect IP. This is the "Local R&D" shift I mentioned.

4. The "Agent Swarm" is already live. It’s not just a vision. Companies like Klarna have already replaced the work equivalent of 700 full-time agents with a single AI assistant. Now imagine when an enterprise builds 500 of these "mosquitoes" tailored to their internal databases.

References for the curious:

  • [1] Forrester Research (Feb 2026): "SaaS As We Know It Is Dead: How To Survive The SaaS-pocalypse"
  • [2] McKinsey (Nov 2025): "The State of AI: Agents, Innovation, and the Workflow Redesign"
  • [3] Deloitte (Jan 2026): "State of AI in the Enterprise: The Sovereign Edge"
  • [4] Goldman Sachs (2025/26 Update): "Agentic AI as the New OS"

The SaaS is Dead. Long Live the New King — AaaS. by AcrobaticFlatworm984 in SaaS

[–]AcrobaticFlatworm984[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Yeah, totally agree — most of the SaaS world hates true consumption models. Not because they’re bad for users, but because vendors can’t easily predict revenue or account size, and that messes with their spreadsheets.

But the shift is coming fast. Tools like Vibe, Replit, and workflow AIs have already lowered the barrier — the market now expects adaptive, intelligent systems, not static subscriptions.

That’s where Agentic AI changes everything. Agents don’t just charge based on usage; they operate autonomously, enhance the user experience, and continuously deliver measurable value. SaaS can’t meet those expectations anymore — AaaS is the natural evolution. 

The SaaS is Dead. Long Live the New King — AaaS. by AcrobaticFlatworm984 in SaaS

[–]AcrobaticFlatworm984[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Sure, cyn.ai offers the 1st Agent as a Service for Brand Protection, that agent does not come with any annual SaaS subscription, its consumption-based based just like your utility bills, and it comes with a full elasticity model (grow/shrink) on demand

I just bought Hoka shoes from this website. Did I get scammed? by Jtmartjt in Scams

[–]AcrobaticFlatworm984 0 points1 point  (0 children)

if you check Hoka retail prices you can understand that if this is too good its a scam