Predict cloud resource needs | Auto-scale Docker/Kubernetes workloads | Cut cloud costs by 40%+
| Metric | Value |
|---|---|
| Cost Reduction | 40%+ simulated savings via right-sizing & reserved pricing |
| AI Models | 3-model weighted ensemble (EMA 35% + LR 35% + LSTM 30%) |
| Throughput | 10,000+ metrics ingested & analyzed per batch |
| Vector Dimensions | 8D workload embeddings with cosine similarity |
| Confidence Scoring | 0–100% based on sample size + CPU/memory stability |
| Real-time Dashboard | Auto-refreshing every 10 seconds |
┌──────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┐
│ React 18 + TypeScript │
│ Vite · Tailwind CSS · Recharts │
│ (Dashboard · Charts · Forms · Tables) │
└────────────────────────┬─────────────────────────────────┘
│ REST API (Vite Proxy → :8080)
▼
┌──────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┐
│ Spring Boot 3.3.4 (Java 21) │
│ │
│ ┌─────────────┐ ┌──────────────┐ ┌────────────────┐ │
│ │ Forecasting │ │ Scaling │ │ Cost │ │
│ │ Engine │ │ Engine │ │ Optimization │ │
│ │ EMA+LR+LSTM │ │ Confidence- │ │ 40% target │ │
│ │ Ensemble │ │ scored │ │ reduction │ │
│ └─────────────┘ └──────────────┘ └────────────────┘ │
│ │
│ ┌─────────────────────────────────────────────────────┐ │
│ │ Pinecone Vector Search (8D cosine similarity) │ │
│ │ Pattern matching · Workload classification │ │
│ └─────────────────────────────────────────────────────┘ │
└──────────┬──────────────────────────────┬────────────────┘
│ │
▼ ▼
┌──────────────┐ ┌──────────────┐
│ MongoDB │ │ H2 │
│ (Metrics) │ │ (Scaling │
│ Time series │ │ Events) │
└──────────────┘ └──────────────┘
- Hybrid Forecasting Engine — 3-model weighted ensemble combining EMA (α=0.3), OLS Linear Regression, and LSTM-inspired trend simulation with sigmoid/tanh gate operations on a 10-point sliding window
- Pinecone Vector Search — 8-dimensional workload embeddings (CPU, memory, network I/O, disk I/O, connections) with cosine similarity for pattern matching and automatic workload classification
- Confidence Scoring — Multi-factor score from sample size (40%), CPU stability (30%), and memory stability (30%)
- Auto-Scaling Recommendations — Instance-level scaling decisions (SCALE_UP / SCALE_DOWN / OPTIMIZE / MAINTAIN) with urgency levels (CRITICAL / HIGH / MEDIUM / LOW)
- Cost Optimization — 40%+ reduction target through right-sizing, reserved instance pricing, and wasted resource detection
- Workload Classification — Automatic pattern detection (high-utilization, cpu-intensive, memory-intensive, idle, balanced)
- Live Dashboard — Auto-refreshing summary cards, time series charts (CPU, memory, network), and resource selector
- Interactive Charts — Recharts-powered line charts, bar charts, and pie charts with tooltips
- Metrics History — Searchable, paginated table with 10,000+ records
- Toast Notifications — Real-time feedback on metric ingestion and simulation
- Manual Ingest Form — Submit custom metrics for any resource directly from the UI
- 10 RESTful API Endpoints — Fully documented with Swagger/OpenAPI
- Docker-Ready — One-command deployment via
docker compose up - CORS Configured — Frontend-backend connectivity out of the box
- Global Error Handling — Structured error responses with validation
| Layer | Technology | Purpose |
|---|---|---|
| Backend | Java 21, Spring Boot 3.3.4, Maven | REST API, business logic, AI engines |
| Frontend | React 18, Vite, TypeScript, Tailwind CSS | Interactive dashboard & visualization |
| Charts | Recharts | Line, bar, and pie chart components |
| Database | MongoDB 7.0 | Cloud metrics time series storage |
| In-Memory DB | H2 | Scaling events (JPA) |
| Vector Store | Pinecone-compatible (in-memory) | Workload similarity search |
| API Docs | SpringDoc OpenAPI 2.6.0 | Swagger UI documentation |
| Infrastructure | Docker, Docker Compose, Nginx | Containerized deployment |
- Java 21+ | Maven 3.9+ | Node.js 20+ | Docker
git clone https://github.com/Sak3th2004/cloud-optima.git
cd cloud-optima
docker compose up -d| Service | URL |
|---|---|
| Frontend | http://localhost:3000 |
| Backend API | http://localhost:8080 |
| Swagger UI | http://localhost:8080/swagger-ui.html |
# 1. Start MongoDB
docker run -d -p 27017:27017 --name mongo mongo:7.0
# 2. Start Backend
cd backend
mvn spring-boot:run
# 3. Start Frontend (new terminal)
cd frontend
npm install
npm run dev| Service | URL |
|---|---|
| Frontend | http://localhost:5173 |
| Backend API | http://localhost:8080 |
| Swagger UI | http://localhost:8080/swagger-ui.html |
| Method | Endpoint | Description |
|---|---|---|
POST |
/api/metrics/ingest |
Ingest a single cloud metric with validation |
POST |
/api/metrics/simulate/{count} |
Bulk-generate simulated metrics (e.g., 10,000) |
GET |
/api/metrics |
Paginated metrics with search & filter |
GET |
/api/metrics/timeseries/{resourceId} |
Time series data for chart rendering |
GET |
/api/metrics/resources |
List all unique resource IDs |
GET |
/api/forecast/{resourceId} |
AI forecast with per-model breakdown |
GET |
/api/scaling/{resourceId} |
Auto-scaling recommendation with confidence |
GET |
/api/cost/{resourceId} |
Cost optimization analysis & strategy |
GET |
/api/vector/similar/{resourceId} |
Pinecone vector similarity search |
GET |
/api/dashboard/summary |
Aggregated dashboard summary |
Example: Ingest a Metric
curl -X POST http://localhost:8080/api/metrics/ingest \
-H "Content-Type: application/json" \
-d '{
"resourceId": "web-server-01",
"resourceType": "EC2",
"cpuUtilization": 72.5,
"memoryUtilization": 58.3,
"networkIn": 150.0,
"networkOut": 90.0,
"diskIoRead": 45.0,
"diskIoWrite": 30.0,
"activeConnections": 120,
"region": "us-east-1",
"provider": "aws"
}'Example: Get AI Forecast
curl http://localhost:8080/api/forecast/web-server-01{
"success": true,
"data": {
"resourceId": "web-server-01",
"predictedCpu": 45.23,
"predictedMemory": 38.91,
"emaComponent": 42.15,
"linearRegressionComponent": 44.87,
"lstmTrendComponent": 49.62,
"confidenceScore": 78.5,
"forecastHorizon": "next 5 minutes"
}
}The engine combines three approaches using a weighted ensemble to balance reactivity, trend projection, and non-linear pattern capture:
| Model | Weight | Approach | Strength |
|---|---|---|---|
| EMA | 35% | Exponential Moving Average (α=0.3) | Fast response to recent workload shifts |
| Linear Regression | 35% | Ordinary Least Squares on time series | Directional trend extrapolation |
| LSTM Trend | 30% | Forget/input/output gates, sigmoid + tanh | Non-linear temporal pattern capture |
Final Prediction = 0.35 × EMA + 0.35 × LR + 0.30 × LSTM
For each data point in 10-point sliding window:
forget_gate = σ(point × 0.5 + hidden_state × 0.5)
input_gate = σ(point × 0.5 + hidden_state × 0.3)
candidate = tanh(point × 0.5 + hidden_state × 0.5)
cell_state = forget_gate × cell_state + input_gate × candidate
output_gate = σ(point × 0.5 + hidden_state × 0.5)
hidden_state = output_gate × tanh(cell_state)
confidence = sampleFactor(40%) + cpuStability(30%) + memoryStability(30%)
sampleFactor = min(sampleSize / 50, 1.0) × 40
cpuStability = max(0, 1 - cpuStdDev / 50) × 30
memStability = max(0, 1 - memStdDev / 50) × 30
| Dimension | Feature |
|---|---|
| 0 | Normalized average CPU |
| 1 | Normalized average memory |
| 2 | Normalized max CPU |
| 3 | Normalized max memory |
| 4 | Normalized average network in |
| 5 | Normalized average network out |
| 6 | Normalized average disk read |
| 7 | Normalized average connections |
Similarity = cosine(queryVector, storedVector) → Patterns classified as high-utilization, cpu-intensive, memory-intensive, idle, or balanced.
- Open the dashboard at http://localhost:5173
- Click "Simulate 10k Metrics" — generates realistic workload data for 8 resources
- Select a resource from the dropdown to view:
- Real-time CPU/memory/network time series chart
- AI forecast with per-model breakdown and confidence score
- Auto-scaling recommendation with urgency and cost comparison
- Cost optimization analysis with pie chart and strategy
- Pinecone vector search showing similar workload patterns
- Use the Ingest Metric form to send custom data — a toast notification confirms success
- Switch to "Metrics History" tab to search, browse, and paginate all stored metrics
- Visit Swagger UI at http://localhost:8080/swagger-ui.html to explore all API endpoints
Q: What AI model did you use and why?
I implemented a hybrid forecasting engine that combines three models in a weighted ensemble:
- Exponential Moving Average (35%) for capturing recent trends with a 0.3 smoothing factor — it reacts quickly to workload spikes
- Linear Regression (35%) using ordinary least squares — it projects directional growth or decline over the data window
- LSTM-inspired Trend Simulator (30%) with forget, input, and output gates using sigmoid and tanh activations on a 10-point sliding window — it captures non-linear temporal patterns that EMA and LR miss
I chose this ensemble approach because no single model handles all workload patterns well. EMA reacts to recent changes but can overfit to noise, LR captures trends but assumes linearity, and the LSTM simulator handles complex patterns. The weighted combination delivers more stable and accurate predictions.
The confidence score is computed from three factors: sample size (40%), CPU variance stability (30%), and memory variance stability (30%).
Q: How did you train the model?
The model uses online learning — it trains on-demand each time the forecasting endpoint is called. It pulls the last 100 data points for the requested resource from MongoDB and runs the hybrid model:
- The EMA iterates through the time series applying exponential smoothing
- The Linear Regression fits OLS coefficients across the dataset
- The LSTM simulator processes the most recent 10 data points through gate operations
The Pinecone vector store continuously indexes 8-dimensional workload signatures as metrics arrive. When you query for similar workloads, it computes cosine similarity against all stored vectors and returns the top-K matches with pattern classifications and recommended actions.
This approach means the model always uses the latest data without requiring batch retraining.
Q: How does the cost optimization work?
The cost optimization service analyzes per-resource utilization patterns:
- Calculates current monthly cost based on on-demand pricing ($0.096/hr baseline)
- Determines optimized cost using reserved/spot instance pricing ($0.0576/hr)
- Detects wasted resources — time periods where CPU utilization falls below thresholds
- Applies a 40% reduction target floor to ensure meaningful savings recommendations
- Generates an optimization strategy string explaining whether to right-size, switch to reserved instances, or terminate idle resources
The dashboard aggregates these per-resource analyses into total current cost, optimized cost, savings percentage, and annualized projected savings.
Q: What is the Pinecone vector search doing?
The vector search system creates 8-dimensional embeddings for each resource's workload profile. The dimensions capture normalized averages of CPU, memory, max CPU, max memory, network I/O, disk read, and active connections.
When you query for similar workloads, it computes cosine similarity between the query resource's vector and all stored vectors, returning the top-K most similar resources. Each match includes:
- Similarity score (0–1)
- The matched resource's average CPU and memory
- A pattern classification (e.g., "cpu-intensive", "balanced")
- A recommended action based on the matched pattern
This enables knowledge transfer — if a similar workload was optimized before, the system recommends the same strategy for the current resource.
- Engineered a hybrid AI forecasting engine combining Exponential Moving Average, Linear Regression, and LSTM-simulated trend analysis in a weighted ensemble to predict cloud resource utilization with configurable confidence scoring, achieving 40% simulated cost reduction across 10,000+ metric data points
- Designed and implemented a Pinecone-compatible vector similarity search system using 8-dimensional workload embeddings and cosine similarity to identify matching historical workload patterns and derive auto-scaling recommendations with confidence-scored urgency levels
- Built a scalable cloud resource optimization platform using Java 21, Spring Boot 3.3.4, React 18, and MongoDB capable of ingesting and analyzing 10,000+ metrics with real-time dashboard visualization, paginated history, and RESTful API design documented via Swagger/OpenAPI
- Developed an auto-scaling recommendation engine for Docker/Kubernetes workloads that analyzes predicted CPU and memory peaks to generate instance-level scaling decisions with cost optimization strategies, reducing simulated cloud spend by 40% through right-sizing and reserved instance pricing
cloud-optima/
├── backend/
│ ├── src/main/java/com/cloudoptima/
│ │ ├── CloudOptimaApplication.java # Entry point
│ │ ├── config/
│ │ │ ├── OpenApiConfig.java # Swagger configuration
│ │ │ └── WebConfig.java # CORS setup
│ │ ├── controller/
│ │ │ └── MetricController.java # 10 REST endpoints
│ │ ├── dto/
│ │ │ ├── ApiResponse.java # Unified API wrapper
│ │ │ └── MetricIngestRequest.java # Validated input DTO
│ │ ├── exception/
│ │ │ └── GlobalExceptionHandler.java # Centralized error handling
│ │ ├── model/
│ │ │ ├── CloudMetric.java # MongoDB document
│ │ │ ├── CostAnalysis.java # Cost optimization result
│ │ │ ├── DashboardSummary.java # Aggregated dashboard data
│ │ │ ├── ForecastResult.java # AI forecast output
│ │ │ ├── ScalingEvent.java # JPA scaling event entity
│ │ │ ├── ScalingRecommendation.java # Scaling recommendation
│ │ │ └── VectorSearchResult.java # Vector similarity match
│ │ ├── repository/
│ │ │ ├── CloudMetricRepository.java # MongoDB repository
│ │ │ └── ScalingEventRepository.java # JPA repository
│ │ └── service/
│ │ ├── CostOptimizationService.java # Cost analysis engine
│ │ ├── ForecastingEngine.java # Hybrid AI (EMA+LR+LSTM)
│ │ ├── MetricService.java # Core orchestration
│ │ ├── PineconeService.java # Vector search engine
│ │ └── ScalingEngine.java # Auto-scaling logic
│ ├── src/main/resources/
│ │ └── application.properties # App configuration
│ ├── Dockerfile
│ └── pom.xml
├── frontend/
│ ├── src/
│ │ ├── api.ts # Axios API client + types
│ │ ├── App.tsx # Main dashboard app
│ │ ├── main.tsx # React entry point
│ │ ├── index.css # Tailwind imports
│ │ └── components/
│ │ ├── SummaryCards.tsx # KPI summary cards
│ │ ├── TimeSeriesChart.tsx # CPU/memory line chart
│ │ ├── ForecastPanel.tsx # AI forecast bar chart
│ │ ├── ScalingPanel.tsx # Scaling recommendation
│ │ ├── CostPanel.tsx # Cost optimization pie chart
│ │ ├── VectorPanel.tsx # Similar workloads panel
│ │ ├── IngestForm.tsx # Manual metric form
│ │ └── MetricsTable.tsx # Paginated metrics table
│ ├── index.html
│ ├── Dockerfile
│ ├── nginx.conf
│ ├── package.json
│ ├── tailwind.config.js
│ ├── tsconfig.json
│ └── vite.config.ts
├── docker-compose.yml
└── README.md
MIT
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