If Elon Musk Ran Your IT Department in 2025

AI labs, satellites, electric cars, and now the all-singing, all-monetising 'everything app'. He’s everywhere again. And somehow, in between launching rockets and causing Twitter-sized chaos, he’s still finding time to reinvent the wheel—usually without telling anyone first.

So it got us thinking: What if Elon Musk ran your IT department?

The Thought Experiment

Let’s say your infrastructures in his hands. What’s day one looking like?

• Half the team let go by midday—"We’ll automate it." Cool.
• Every system rebranded as 'X', just because.
• No change control, no roadmap—just vibes and late-night posts.
• Everything rebuilt from scratch, even if the original worked just fine.

It sounds ridiculous. But also… maybe a bit familiar?

In the rush to modernise, restructure, or “disrupt,” lots of public sector organisations are doing what they can with what they’ve got—and winging it more than they’d like to admit.

NHS trusts trying to update legacy systems without service interruptions. University IT teams juggling decades of research infrastructure with remote teaching. Government departments balancing security, accessibility, and budget pressure—all while quietly keeping the lights on.

There’s pressure to innovate, but no one’s handing out new headcount or extra budget.

What’s the Point?

The whole X saga might feel like old news—but it’s still unravelling. And for all the headlines, it’s a useful reminder: if your infrastructure isn’t solid, chaos finds the cracks fast.

Elon might thrive on disruption. But most IT teams—especially in healthcare, education and government—need:

• Tools that can move fast without falling over
• Continuity and secure access across distributed teams
• A plan for when the bold ideas go a bit sideways

Because no one wants to be the person explaining why radiology’s offline after a routine update.

What Would Actually Hold Up?

Backups that just work – If you're moving fast and breaking things, Veeamquietly makes sure you don’t lose everything along the way. It’s trusted across NHS trusts, universities, and local authorities for a reason.

Endpoints you don’t have to babysit – IGEL keeps staff connected and secure, whether they're in clinics, labs, lecture halls or working remotely. Fewer support tickets. More uptime.

Infrastructure that runs itself – Scale Computing thrives when headcount is tight and uptime still matters. That’s why edge computing is booming in the public sector.

The Takeaway

You’re probably not going to wake up and find your systems renamed in a tweet. But with shrinking teams, rising expectations, and a constant push to “go faster,” it’s worth asking: how much disruption could your IT setup really take?

If the answer makes you twitch, it might be time to take a look under the bonnet.

At R-COM Consulting, we work with Veeam, IGEL, Scale Computing and more—helping public sector teams build infrastructure that keeps up without falling apart.

Let’s chat: https://r-comconsulting.com/contact/