March 3, 2025 – ELEKS, a global software development and consulting company, has published Strategic Technology in 2025, a comprehensive expert analysis of market predictions, offering C-suite executives a pragmatic assessment of emerging technology trends and their business impact. The report synthesises insights from leading research firms including Gartner, IDC, Deloitte, and KPMG, filtered through ELEKS' extensive engineering experience.
Strategic opportunities for business transformation
The report identifies five key technology areas offering the highest potential for driving meaningful business transformation:
AI and generative AI
AI continues to evolve from automating tasks to driving core business strategies. Generative AI is set to revolutionise sectors by enhancing operations from financial analysis to medical diagnostics.
AI agents
The emergence of sophisticated AI agents promises to transform business processes. These agents will operate autonomously, managing complex tasks such as supply chain optimisation and equipment maintenance while balancing automation and human oversight.
Shift to small language models
Businesses are transitioning towards specialised AI models tailored to specific needs, offering efficient and practical AI integration into existing operations.
FinOps for cloud cost optimisation
FinOps practices are becoming essential as cloud adoption grows. These practices provide real-time visibility into cloud investments, enabling proactive value optimisation and cost management.
Hybrid cloud adoption
Integrating on-premises and migrating cloud systems into cohesive hybrid environments offers enhanced performance, cost efficiency, and security. Gartner predicts that by year-end, 90% of organisations will have implemented a hybrid cloud strategy.
Edge computing maturity
With the increasing demand for real-time data processing,edge computing is gaining traction. Deloitte anticipates that 55% of enterprise-generated data will be processed at the edge by 2025, reducing latency and enhancing operational efficiency.
About ELEKS
ELEKS is a trusted partner for guaranteed software engineering excellence, quality, and transparency every step of the way. The company has provided expert software engineering and consultancy services for over 30 years. Its talent pool of over 2,000+ specialists, located across Europe, the U.S., and the U.K., covers niches from custom development to product design and technology advisory, making it the partner of choice for many of the world's leading enterprises, SMEs, and technology challengers.
