Author

Ihor Seleznov

Engineer

6 posts

• The cost dashboard said the workspace was fine

  A Databricks cost dashboard shows spend. A two-week Health Check finds the spend that bought nothing, from all-purpose clusters to orphaned schedules.

  Ihor SeleznovAugust 12, 2026Read

• Using PyTest for Data Quality Checks Directly within Databricks

  Writing PyTest data quality checks inside Databricks notebooks. Bronze-to-silver validation, edge cases, fixtures and error handling, with examples.

  Ihor SeleznovJuly 22, 2026Read

• How QA Engineers Can Use Databricks Repos for Better Test Automation Workflows

  Moving QA off ad-hoc notebooks and onto version-controlled test automation with Databricks Repos. Repo structure, modular tests, and how a team works in one.

  Ihor SeleznovJuly 22, 2026Read

• 3 Ways To Run Automated Tests On Azure DevOps

  Unit tests on the CI build, Selenium UI tests in the release pipeline, and Test Plans on demand. Three approaches on Azure DevOps, with the YAML for each.

  Ihor SeleznovDecember 11, 2024Read

• The Effects Of Cypress Component Testing On Your React App

  What Cypress component testing does to a React codebase, and how developers and automation engineers working together cuts the cost of fixing things later.

  Ihor SeleznovOctober 23, 2024Read

• Create A Wide Configuration For Running Cypress In GitHub Actions!

  A Cypress configuration for GitHub Actions that covers several environments, browsers and resolutions, and drops into an existing CI/CD pipeline.

  Ihor SeleznovOctober 23, 2024Read