Elon Musk resumes sleeping in factory and conference room settings.
Elon Musk, CEO of X (formerly Twitter) and several other companies, is focusing on operational enhancements following a two-hour global outage on X. During the service interruption, the platform witnessed a data center failure that disrupted operations worldwide, uncovering weaknesses in the infrastructure's failover redundancy systems.
Musk acknowledged the contributions of his prior engagement with the White House, stating that he needs to concentrate on X, xAI, Tesla, and SpaceX to ensure the successful launch of vital technologies. He confessed to working virtually non-stop, often resorting to sleeping in conference, server, and factory rooms.
Since the return of President Trump to the White House in January, Musk played an active role in the government department for state efficiency (Doge). However, he will be scaling back his political endeavors to prioritize his business ventures.
The more significant operational improvements Musk plans include:
- Strengthening backup systems for effective failover redundancy to prevent future outages.
- Upgrading data center reliability and enhancing platform performance to minimize service disruptions.
- Intensifying work on critical technology rollouts for all companies under his management, including X, Tesla, xAI, and SpaceX.
- Committing to round-the-clock leadership to accelerate problem resolution and continuous monitoring.
Musk's aim is to restore user trust and ensure robust operational performance across all ventures following the recent outage and the experience of service interruptions by thousands of users.
In further business news, SpaceX is planning to launch its new giant rocket Starship next week, marking another milestone for the organization. Previous test flights ended with an explosion on the top stage of the rocket.
Sources: ntv.de, rog/AFP
Elon Musk, prioritizing X over his previous role in the White House, intends to strengthen backup systems for effective failover redundancy, upgrading data center reliability, enhancing platform performance, and intensifying work on critical technology rollouts for X, Tesla, xAI, and SpaceX to prevent future outages. In space-and-astronomy, SpaceX's plans to launch its new giant rocket Starship next week signify technological advancements in science and technology.
