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Cake for
Federated Learning

Train AI models across distributed datasets without centralizing sensitive data. Cake provides a modular, open-source stack for orchestrating federated learning across edge, partner, or multi-tenant environments.

 

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Overview

In healthcare, finance, and multi-tenant SaaS, the data you need to train great models is often fragmented or protected by regulation. Federated learning solves this by training models where the data lives, without ever sharing raw inputs. But orchestrating federated workflows is complex without the right infrastructure.

Cake provides a modular, cloud-agnostic platform that simplifies federated learning at scale. Use open-source libraries like Flower or FedML to coordinate model updates, manage training jobs with Kubeflow Pipelines, and track performance centrally with MLflow and Evidently. You control the orchestration and observability, without compromising on security or compliance.

Because Cake is built from composable, open-source components, you can integrate the latest federated learning frameworks and adapt to evolving data-sharing agreements, while avoiding vendor lock-in and reducing infrastructure spend.

Key benefits

  • Train on distributed data: Run training across edge devices, partners, or tenants without centralizing raw data.

  • Maintain compliance and privacy: Meet data residency and governance requirements across all regions and clients.

  • Use open-source FL frameworks: Integrate Flower, FedML, or custom aggregation logic seamlessly.

  • Deploy across clouds or hybrid setups: Coordinate learning across on-prem, cloud, or multi-region environments.

  • Track and improve global performance: Aggregate metrics, evaluate drift, and optimize collaboration over time.

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Increase in
MLOps productivity

 

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Faster model deployment
to production

 

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Annual savings per
LLM project

THE CAKE DIFFERENCE

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From centralized data risks to
decentralized intelligence

 

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Centralized training

High risk, high friction: Moving data into one place for training creates privacy concerns and logistical headaches.

  • Requires transferring raw data across systems or orgs
  • High compliance and regulatory risk in sensitive domains
  • Difficult to scale across partners, hospitals, or edge locations
  • No native support for collaboration without exposing data
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Federated learning with Cake

Train smarter across distributed environments: Cake lets you build privacy-preserving learning pipelines with full control and observability.

  • Train on distributed nodes without moving raw data
  • Built-in support for model aggregation, drift detection, and evals
  • Supports healthcare, finance, and edge deployment scenarios
  • Secure, auditable, and compatible with open FL frameworks like Flower and FedML

EXAMPLE USE CASES

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Teams use Cake’s federated learning stack to
collaborate across silos while protecting
sensitive data

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Cross-hospital model training

Enable hospitals to collaboratively train diagnostic models without sharing patient records.

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Multi-tenant SaaS analytics

Train personalization models per client without extracting or co-mingling datasets.

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IoT intelligence

Train models directly on edge devices to improve performance and privacy without massive data transfer.

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Pharmaceutical research across global trial sites

Enable drug companies to train models on trial data from multiple countries or institutions—without moving sensitive patient records across borders.

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Cross-branch fraud detection in financial institutions

Allow regional banks or subsidiaries to contribute to fraud models without centralizing sensitive customer transaction data.

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Personalized experiences on edge devices

Train models locally on user devices (e.g., phones, wearables) to support smart features like predictive text or health tracking without uploading personal data to the cloud.

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Protect patient privacy while advancing AI in healthcare

See how leading healthcare teams use federated learning to build smarter models without moving sensitive patient data. Cake provides the tools to collaborate across hospitals, labs, and research partners while staying secure and compliant.

 

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"Our partnership with Cake has been a clear strategic choice – we're achieving the impact of two to three technical hires with the equivalent investment of half an FTE."

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Scott Stafford
Chief Enterprise Architect at Ping

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"With Cake we are conservatively saving at least half a million dollars purely on headcount."

CEO
InsureTech Company

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"Cake powers our complex, highly scaled AI infrastructure. Their platform accelerates our model development and deployment both on-prem and in the cloud"

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Felix Baldauf-Lenschen
CEO and Founder

Frequently asked questions

What is federated learning?

Federated learning is a machine learning approach where models are trained across multiple decentralized datasets without moving the raw data. Instead, model updates are shared and aggregated, keeping sensitive information local and secure.

How does Cake support federated learning?

What are the benefits of federated learning for enterprises?

Can federated learning models perform as well as centralized models?

What industries benefit most from federated learning with Cake?

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