Home About Events ETLS 2025 workshop

We hope you enjoyed our workshop as our team took a practical look at augmenting SDLC processes with AI to organically elevate your organization’s efficiency through an interactive presentation featuring live demonstrations, and collaborative exercises. Have you played the bottleneck game with your coworkers yet?

SDLC Bottleneck game

Want to play again? Just download the gameboard, game rules, get some dice and tokens (or coins), and let the fun begin!

Download the gameboard

Download the game rules

Watch the Workshop Recording

What’s next?

If you’d like to learn more, check out a few of our other resources related to the workshop.

Abstract AI technology red and gold waves

Slides

The SDLC transformation playbook: Tailoring AI to your reality

Review the workshop presentation for key insights and actionable strategies to accelerate your AI SDLC transformation.

Read more

arrow-right
Spiral nodes against black background representing the WAVE framework for SDLC automation

ARTICLE

How AI brings a new WAVE of transformation to SDLC automation

Discover how the WAVE framework transforms enterprise SDLC automation. Learn how AI-powered workflows, layered validation, and continuous feedback enhance delivery speed, reliability, and cost efficiency—while safeguarding user experience, SLAs, and margins across complex application landscapes.

Read more

arrow-right
Neon cyberpunk face within a translucent shield, surrounded by abstract dashboards and data streams in blue‑pink tones to represent AIOps SRE Platform

DEMO

AIOps SRE Platform

Drowning in noise and MTTR? Meet an agentic AIOps SRE assistant that detects early, diagnoses faster, and automates runbooks. Get unified observability, RCA in minutes, consistent Jira tickets, and Slack-first workflows that turn alerts into actions. Ready to see it? Watch the demo now.

Read more

arrow-right
Colorful, translucent spiral staircase representing the iterative and evolving steps of the AI software development lifecycle

ARTICLE

Agentic AI now builds autonomously. Is your SDLC ready to adapt?

Agentic AI is reshaping the SDLC by enabling autonomous code generation and multi-layer workflows. This shift in AI SDLC raises new questions about developer roles, context, risk, and governance, requiring organizations to rethink how they structure, review, and maintain software systems.

Read more

arrow-right
Data clouds, geometric shapes, and dynamic lines visually representing AI-powered transformation, production speed, and increased productivity in the software development lifecycle.

SOLUTION

AI SDLC: Deliver faster, with higher quality and greater productivity

Reimagine your software delivery with core AI-driven SDLC services Go from idea to production in weeks or even days, embed automation for consistent quality, and boost developer productivity by 30%+ through AI-driven prototyping, coding, testing, and operations. AI SDLC capabilities Choose specialized AI SDLC capabilities and empower your teams to achieve next-level speed, quality, and

Read more

arrow-right
Futuristic control tower with digital displays above clouds

DEMO

SDLC Control Tower

See the SDLC Control Tower demo in action, an AI-driven analytics tool to improve visibility, optimize workflows, and accelerate software delivery.

Read more

arrow-right
Multi-layered AI engineering advisor dashboard

ARTICLE

Solve the developer productivity paradox with Grid Dynamics’ AI-powered engineering advisor

Cut through the developer productivity paradox with an AI-powered engineering advisor. Discover how Grid Dynamics’ SDLC Control Tower delivers actionable insights, reduces waste, and elevates software quality—empowering your teams for continuous, measurable improvement throughout the SDLC.

Read more

arrow-right
Vibrant translucent cubes and silhouettes of people in a digital cityscape, visually representing the dynamic and layered nature of AI software development, where diverse technologies, data, and human collaboration intersect to build innovative, interconnected digital solutions

ARTICLE

Your centralized command center for managing AI-native development

AI software development is redefining project delivery by combining human expertise with automation. Frameworks like GAIN enable granular cost control, faster feature release, and data-driven quality, shifting focus from hours worked to measurable outcomes and continuous improvement.

Read more

arrow-right

Workshop team

Rahul Bindlish

Rahul Bindlish

VP of Strategic Business Development

ETLS 2025 workshop
Pavel Azaletskiy photo

Pavel Azaletskiy

Senior Director Cloud & DevOps Practice

ETLS 2025 workshop
Vladimir Kondraschenko photo

Vladimir Kondraschenko

Head of Modern Application Development Practice

ETLS 2025 workshop
Sergey Plastinkin photo

Sergey Plastinkin

Distinguished CTO Architect

ETLS 2025 workshop
Brian LeDuc photo

Brian LeDuc

Workshop Moderator.
Principal Higher Education Consultant, Design Strategist

ETLS 2025 workshop

Rahul Bindlish

VP of Strategic Business Development

Rahul Bindlish has 30+ years of experience in IT services and consulting. He specializes in helping Tier-1 enterprises with their AI & digital initiatives to improve business performance and drive industry leading growth. Throughout his career, Mr. Bindlish has been recognized as an innovative leader who excels in building high-performing teams and fostering strong customer relationships. He is currently the Senior Vice President & Global Head of Partnerships and Marketing. Mr. Bindlish holds a Master’s degree in Business and Management from the Asian Institute of Management.

Pavel Azaletskiy

Senior Director Cloud & DevOps Practice

Leads practices across Cloud, DevOps, and AI-augmented SDLC. He has helped global enterprises modernize legacy systems, embed AI across engineering workflows and embrace outcome-based delivery models. Pavel brings 20 years of cross-sector experience, including a decade building financial capabilities for telecom and payment providers, and another decade driving operational excellence and delivery transformation for large service providers. His consulting expertise spans operating model design, performance optimization, and intelligent operations across BFSI, retail, and technology sectors. He combines deep technical fluency in AI, classical ML, and simulation with pragmatic business acumen to deliver measurable impact at scale.

Vladimir Kondraschenko

Head of Modern Application Development Practice

Vladimir is a technology leader with over 20 years of industry experience, including more than a decade leading solution design and consulting engagements for Fortune 1000 enterprises. He specializes in digital commerce modernization and modern application development, with a strong focus on architecting scalable, composable platforms. Vladimir is an advocate of agentic and conversational shopping experiences and is passionate about improving SDLC efficiency and driving AI-powered transformation of business processes and workflows.

Sergey Plastinkin

Distinguished CTO Architect

Sergey Plastinkin joined Grid Dynamics in 2007 as a Staff Software Engineer & worked with Macys, SVB, JCPenney, Neiman Marcus and the others. Great experience in Big Data, Clouds, Containers, CI/CD

Brian LeDuc

Workshop Moderator.
Principal Higher Education Consultant, Design Strategist

Reach out