diff --git a/.azure/ci-testig-parameterized.yml b/.azure/ci-testig-parameterized.yml
index eb6ad1e1..33f99c58 100644
--- a/.azure/ci-testig-parameterized.yml
+++ b/.azure/ci-testig-parameterized.yml
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@ schedules:
       include: ["main"]
 
 jobs:
-- template: testing-template.yml
+- template: cuda-template.yml
   parameters:
     configs:
     - "Lightning-AI/metrics_pl-develop.yaml"
@@ -24,3 +24,9 @@ jobs:
     - "microsoft/deepspeed-release.yaml"
     - "neptune-ai/lightning_integration.yaml"
     - "manujosephv/pytorch-tabular_lit-release.yaml"
+
+- template: habana-template.yml
+  parameters:
+    configs:
+    - "Lightning-AI/metrics_pl-develop.yaml"
+    - "Lightning-AI/metrics_pl-release.yaml"
diff --git a/.azure/testing-template.yml b/.azure/cuda-template.yml
similarity index 97%
rename from .azure/testing-template.yml
rename to .azure/cuda-template.yml
index d8b15ac2..e265c786 100644
--- a/.azure/testing-template.yml
+++ b/.azure/cuda-template.yml
@@ -36,8 +36,6 @@ jobs:
     timeoutInMinutes: 75
     # how much time to give 'run always even if cancelled tasks' before stopping them
     cancelTimeoutInMinutes: 2
-    workspace:
-      clean: all
 
     pool: 'lit-rtx-3090'
     # this need to have installed docker in the base image...
@@ -47,6 +45,9 @@ jobs:
       # image: "nvcr.io/nvidia/pytorch:21.11-py3"
       image: "pytorch/pytorch:1.13.0-cuda11.6-cudnn8-runtime"
       options: "--gpus=all --shm-size=8g -v /usr/bin/docker:/tmp/docker:ro"
+    workspace:
+      clean: all
+
     steps:
 
     - bash: |
@@ -70,7 +71,7 @@ jobs:
 
     - bash: |
         sudo apt-get update -q --fix-missing
-        sudo apt-get install -q -y build-essential gcc g++ cmake git unzip tree --no-install-recommends
+        sudo apt-get install -q -y --no-install-recommends build-essential gcc g++ cmake git unzip tree
         # Python's dependencies
         pip --version
         pip install -r requirements.txt
diff --git a/.azure/habana-template.yml b/.azure/habana-template.yml
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..95f46ce8
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.azure/habana-template.yml
@@ -0,0 +1,106 @@
+jobs:
+
+- job: check_diff
+  pool:
+    vmImage: 'Ubuntu-20.04'
+  steps:
+    - bash: |
+        pip --version
+        pip install -q -r requirements.txt
+        pip list
+      displayName: 'Install dependencies'
+
+    - script: |
+        echo $PR_NUMBER
+        CONFIGS=$(python _actions/assistant.py changed_configs $PR_NUMBER --as_list=False 2>&1)
+        printf "Changed configs: $CONFIGS\n"
+        echo "##vso[task.setvariable variable=diff;isOutput=true]$CONFIGS"
+      name: files
+      env:
+        PR_NUMBER: "$(System.PullRequest.PullRequestNumber)"
+      displayName: 'Config diff'
+
+
+- ${{ each config in parameters.configs }}:
+  - job:
+    displayName: ${{config}}
+    dependsOn: check_diff
+    variables:
+      # map the output variable from A into this job
+      configs: $[ dependencies.check_diff.outputs['files.diff'] ]
+      config: "${{ config }}"
+
+    condition: or(eq(variables['Build.SourceBranch'], 'refs/heads/main'), contains(variables['configs'], variables['config']))
+    # how long to run the job before automatically cancelling
+    timeoutInMinutes: 75
+    # how much time to give 'run always even if cancelled tasks' before stopping them
+    cancelTimeoutInMinutes: 2
+
+    pool: 'intel-hpus'
+    # this need to have installed docker in the base image...
+    container:
+      image: "vault.habana.ai/gaudi-docker/1.8.0/ubuntu20.04/habanalabs/pytorch-installer-1.13.1:latest"
+      options: "--runtime=habana -e HABANA_VISIBLE_DEVICES=all -e OMPI_MCA_btl_vader_single_copy_mechanism=none --cap-add=sys_nice --ipc=host --shm-size=4g -v /usr/bin/docker:/tmp/docker:ro"
+    workspace:
+      clean: all
+
+    steps:
+
+    - script: |
+        container_id=$(head -1 /proc/self/cgroup|cut -d/ -f3)
+        /tmp/docker exec -t -u 0 $container_id \
+          sh -c "apt-get update && DEBIAN_FRONTEND=noninteractive apt-get -o Dpkg::Options::="--force-confold" -y install sudo"
+        echo "##vso[task.setvariable variable=CONTAINER_ID]$container_id"
+      displayName: 'Install Sudo in container (thanks Microsoft!)'
+
+    - bash: |
+        whoami && id
+        sudo apt-get install -q -y hwinfo
+        hwinfo --short
+        python --version
+        python --version
+        pip --version
+        pip list
+      displayName: 'Image info & HW'
+
+    - bash: |
+        sudo apt-get update -q --fix-missing
+        sudo apt-get install -q -y --no-install-recommends build-essential gcc g++ cmake git unzip tree
+        # Python's dependencies
+        pip --version
+        pip install -r requirements.txt
+        pip list
+      displayName: 'Install dependencies'
+
+    #- bash: |
+    #    echo $CONTAINER_ID
+    #  displayName: 'Sanity check'
+
+    - bash: |
+        python _actions/assistant.py prepare_env --config_file=${{config}} > prepare_env.sh
+        cat prepare_env.sh
+      displayName: 'Create scripts'
+
+    - bash: |
+        bash prepare_env.sh
+        # pip list
+        tree .
+      displayName: 'Prepare env.'
+
+    - script: |
+        ENVS=$(python _actions/assistant.py list_env --config_file=${{config}} --export 2>&1)
+        printf "PyTest env. variables: $ENVS\n"
+        echo "##vso[task.setvariable variable=envs;isOutput=true]$ENVS"
+        ARGS=$(python _actions/assistant.py specify_tests --config_file=${{config}} 2>&1)
+        printf "PyTest arguments: $ARGS\n"
+        echo "##vso[task.setvariable variable=args;isOutput=true]$ARGS"
+      name: testing
+      displayName: 'testing specs'
+
+    - bash: |
+        $(testing.envs)
+        python -m pytest $(testing.args) -v
+      workingDirectory: _integrations
+      displayName: 'Integration tests'
+
+    # ToDo: add Slack notification