Alithya, a Montreal-based IT consulting firm, has released its 2025 Industry Trends Report for Healthcare, Manufacturing and Financial Services.
The report examines industry experts on key trends, challenges and opportunities that are expected to shape business conditions over the next 12 months.
The increasing use of AI technology is a common denominator in all industries. They use AI to diversify their suppliers, incorporate AI governance into their plans, and try to understand the use and impact of generated AI in cybersecurity attacks.
In a manufacturing industry report, Alithya found that almost half of companies use AI to diversify their suppliers and improve demand forecasting. In addition to AI integration, more than half said they are planning to upgrade their technology to mitigate the rise in cyber threats.
Meanwhile, more than half of manufacturers say operational efficiency is their top priority.
In the healthcare industry, 60% of leaders cited cybersecurity as their biggest challenge from second place in last year's survey.
Faced with tight budgets, 60% of healthcare companies are actively pursuing financial efficiency measures/cost reductions.
In the financial services industry, 40% of respondents identified cybersecurity generating AI as their primary concern. Companies are expanding their technology investments, with nearly 60% investing in intelligent document processing to streamline operations, and 75% are driving cloud conversion initiatives.
“By closely tracking trends across the core industry, Alicha is well positioned to help clients navigate disruptions, improve agility and achieve corporate goals,” said Bernard Dokklill, Alicha's COO.
“To guide clients from strategic consulting to shocking decision making, transformations to modernize enterprise transformations and business enablements to drive sustainable growth in AI-powered business enablements, Alithya will help clients consider the best technology approaches to innovate and expand confidently in a competitive market,” he added.
