Summing up 2025: Top 10 Technology Insights to Save for Inspiration

So, 2025 draws to a close, urging many of us to pause and reflect on the year’s results. At Velvetech, we also took a moment to go over the most prominent events, milestones, and challenges, all of which you can find in our annual recap. Yet, with this final article of 2025, we want to highlight the technology topics that resonated with you the most, the ones that remain relevant to many businesses ready to address their challenges.

Over the year, we talked a lot about the ways tech solutions could help companies meet their goals, whether it’s automating operations, improving customer experiences, or reducing costs. From AI and BPA tools to data analytics and QA, we’ve picked the most buzzy tech topics to inspire you and set the tone for 2026. If not fully address your needs, this light reading can certainly underpin fresh ideas for your roadmap.

Let’s dive in.

When it comes to implementing an ERP solution, you are probably eager to make the most of it. Integrating your ERP with other systems is crucial here because it enables you to consolidate data and connect all the components of a business, providing a comprehensive overview of the entire process. This, of course, both keeps your operations smooth and significantly elevates decision-making.

For example, in healthcare, ERP systems often connect to RPM solutions, linking clinical data gathered by connected devices with administrative tools. Overall, such integration makes it easy to track information from various sources and automates the entire workflow, from capturing RPM data to managing billing and ensuring compliance. Thus, significantly optimizing operations and elevating patient outcomes.

In our blog post, we cover all the crucial nuances you need to know about solid enterprise resource planning integration, including:

• The essence of ERP integrations
• Different types of ERP integrations
• Core pitfalls to keep in mind before tapping into the process
• Checklist for a successful ERP integration
• Upcoming trends to watch for

Read more about the Importance of ERP Integration

Routine task automation, like data entry, analytics, and document management, may have seemed like a dream a decade ago. However, today, it’s possible to make an almost entire workflow hands-free.

It’s worth noting that business process automation brings numerous benefits. Elevated accuracy of workflow, fast operation, cutting costs: the list goes on. With this in mind, you probably feel motivated to automate all your business processes. Yet, there are some moments to weigh before tapping into this promising endeavour.

In this article, we go over the key considerations to keep an eye on. Here you will find the answers to the following questions:

• Why do some business processes still remain non-automated?
• How to wisely start automating your workflow?
• What are the core technical automation approaches to watch for?
• What can go wrong in hyperautomation?

Tap into the full blog post about Strategic Business Process Automation

AI is still the talk of the town in 2025. So, not surprisingly, AI-related topics were a focus for us throughout the year. Thinking about what insight to share with you once more, we decided to emphasize the AI compilot use cases.

Generally speaking, regardless of the industry you operate in, an AI compilot can become a real helping hand. For example, it can speed up task execution, analyze large datasets, assist in customer services, and more.

In our blog post, we covered examples of how exactly AI copilots can be employed in the following industries:

• Healthcare
• Finances
• Retail and eCommerce
• Logistics and Supply Chain
• Manufacturing
• Insurance
• Telecommunication
• Education
• Government and Public Sector
• Architecture and Design
• Travel and Hospitality

Check out everything about AI Copilot Use Cases

Continuing with our AI-related topics, we suggest discovering more about agentic AI. Given that this technology is an advanced form of artificial intelligence, which can make decisions autonomously, we truly believe that it will redefine the way businesses operate.

But to reap all the benefits that agentic AI possesses, you need to be aware of some nuances. So, tap into our publication to:

• Get on the same page about variations of agentic AI
• Explore core types of agentic AI
• Discover the biggest challenges of multi-agent systems
• Find out core safety concerns related to agentic AI

Read the full article about Agentic AI and Things to Know Before Implementation

Personalized learning plans tailored to each student, along with predictive models that spot at-risk students early and reduce the risk of dropout, have become a real paradigm shift in education. All those critical changes can’t be possible without big data analytics at the forefront.

So, if you want to make your education software competitive, check out our guide to learn how exactly big data can assist. Specifically, you will learn:

• What data you need to elevate educational insight
• Core steps for successful data analytics
• Best tools to simplify data analytics for education
• Possible challenges of big data to consider

Dive into our full publication about Big Data and Education

If you are looking for ways to save on energy usage and elevate your sustainability efforts, you will definitely find this article insightful. In it, we take a closer look at the impressive role of IoT sensors in assisting you along the way.

Generally speaking, IoT devices use sensors to collect real-time data from different systems and monitor energy consumption. This way, businesses can spot inefficiencies, optimize consumption, and as a result, not only enhance sustainability but also save on energy bills.

This promising approach, of course, does come with its pitfalls. That’s why we suggest you dive into our article and learn about:

• How exactly does IoT assist in energy management?
• How to keep your IoT ecosystem secure?
• What are the top scalability considerations of IoT systems to keep in mind?

Discover more interesting ground about IoT in Energy Management

Coming up next in our roundup of the year’s top topics, let’s talk about maritime management software. Generally speaking, there are plenty of advantages to expect from such solutions. For example, you may gain a deep overview of the entire fleet operations and performance in real time to ensure safe and fast transportation.

We suggest having a look at our article to explore:

• Core types of maritime management solutions
• How maritime software assists in sustainability efforts and cuts operational costs
• Key must-have functionalities of maritime solutions

Explore how to streamline your fleet with Smart Maritime Solutions

Operating in logistics, you’ve probably asked yourself at least once whether you need automation for your business. The answer, we guess, is positive. However, there are different logistics models to keep an eye on, ranging from 1PL to 5PL. Perhaps your choice will fall under the most common models: 3PL or 4PL.

An end-to-end 3PL solution helps automate many logistics tasks, such as order processing, delivery, reverse logistics, and the like. 4PL, on the other hand, goes further by providing in-depth support to optimize and manage your entire supply chain.

But how to choose which model will work best for you? We tried to sort out things in our publication. Specifically, we covered:

• What is 1PL?
• When to opt for 2PL?
• When will you need 3PL?
• What purposes does 4PL serve best?
• Why consider 5PL?
• Key differences between the most common logistics models: 3PL vs. 4PL

Dive into the nuances of Different Logistic Models

So, you’ve developed your desired product and are about to launch it. But before going live, you, of course, need to ensure that it performs seamlessly. That is to say, you need proper testing. While you might consider asking your development team to take on this responsibility, the truth is that no one can handle this task better than a dedicated quality assurance specialist.

Well, you developers most likely will conduct a couple of tests to measure the performance of the code. Meanwhile QA engineer will run end-to-end tests to make sure the product works as a whole.

You may think that QA automation may save the day, thus eliminating the need to hire a QA engineer. But you can’t just randomly automate the testing process. It should be done wisely and accurately. And the dedicated QA automation specialist will help you hit the spot.

In this publication, we tried to answer the following critical questions:

• Why is QA automation so crucial?
• Which types of tests should be automated, and which not?
• Why hire QA engineers when developers can also conduct tests?
• What are the main competencies in QA automation?
• What are the core errors in QA automation, and how do you overcome them?

Read the full article about QA Automation Importance

If you own a dental clinic, then you are probably eager to have a solution that will both assist your staff and be helpful for patients. In this regard, dental practice management software (DPMS) can become a real helping hand.

Generally speaking, with DPMS in place, dentists can seamlessly access patients’ records and see their entire history to provide personalized treatment. At the same time, your patients can see their personal medical records and check upcoming procedures with ease.

Here are the core topics we focus on in this article:

• Core benefits business owners can win from DPMS
• Key pitfalls of DPMS
• Top 7 features a robust DPMS should have
• How to build a robust DPMS
• Advanced technologies to propel your DPMS forward

Discover more about a Successful Dental Practice Management Solution

There’s More to Come in 2026

As you’ve seen, throughout 2025, we’ve covered plenty of interesting topics, from AI copilots and business process automation to maritime management solutions and DPMS. We hope you could derive meaningful insights from our publications and found them useful.

But hold on: we’ve got plenty to highlight and share with you in 2026. So, if you want to stay informed about the core technology innovations, trends, approaches, and solutions, then don’t miss our blog posts in the upcoming year.

About the author

Shelly Parker

With a background in business analysis and a broad interest in the software development field, Shelly covers the most meaningful IT news, digital trends, and events.