Cake for Regression
Predict continuous outcomes like pricing, revenue, or risk using open-source regression frameworks integrated into Cake’s cloud-agnostic AI platform. Build, deploy, and monitor models without reinventing your infrastructure.






Overview
Regression models fundamentally support predictive analytics, from revenue forecasts to patient vitals. However, developing these models at scale and deploying them into production involves more than just a Jupyter notebook and a few Python libraries. You need consistent data workflows, reliable model serving, and observability that can stand up to real-world variability.
Cake provides a modular, open-source regression stack that handles the full lifecycle: training with frameworks like XGBoost or PyTorch, orchestrating workflows with Kubeflow Pipelines, and monitoring performance with tools like Prometheus and Evidently. Everything is composable, cloud-agnostic, and easy to evolve as your use case grows.
By eliminating infrastructure bottlenecks and gluing together best-in-class components, Cake helps teams go from prototype to production faster, with full control over models, data, and deployment environments.
Key benefits
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Accelerate development and deployment: Go from notebook to production with pre-integrated regression tools.
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Choose your stack: Use the best tool for each task with modular, open-source components.
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Run anywhere: Deploy across clouds and environments without lock-in.
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Monitor with confidence: Track performance, detect drift, and trace predictions from input to output.
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Stay compliant by default: Meet enterprise security, lineage, and auditability requirements out of the box.
THE CAKE DIFFERENCE
From generic predictions to tailored,
high-impact regression models
Off-the-shelf regression models
Fast to start, hard to trust: Most prebuilt regression models miss real-world complexity and context.
- Limited to default features and no domain-specific tuning
- Difficult to integrate into production workflows or apps
- No observability into prediction quality or model drift
- Hard to meet compliance, reproducibility, or auditability standards
Result:
Predictions that look good in a notebook but fail in production
Regression with Cake
Custom models with full observability and control: Cake gives you the tools to build accurate, auditable regression systems at scale.
- Support for tabular, time series, and mixed data types
- Built-in evaluation, drift detection, and performance tracking
- Seamless deployment across batch, real-time, and edge environments
- Pre-integrated compliance, access control, and reproducibility
Result:
Reliable, explainable regression models that drive real decisions
EXAMPLE USE CASES
Teams use Cake’s regression stack for a wide
range of predictive modeling tasks
Sales and revenue forecasting
Predict sales by region, channel, or product line using historical and real-time data.
Pricing optimization
Model price elasticity and optimize dynamic pricing strategies in real time.
Medical or scientific modeling
Predict patient vitals, drug response, or sensor output with transparency and traceability.
Inventory level prediction
Forecast future inventory needs based on historical demand patterns, lead times, and seasonal trends to reduce stockouts and overstocking.
Churn risk scoring
Assign risk scores to customers based on behavior and engagement to prioritize retention efforts.
Energy load prediction
Model electricity or resource demand to optimize grid operations, reduce costs, and prevent outages.
OBSERVABILITY
Full-stack observability for every regression model
Track performance, detect drift, and trace predictions from input to output. See how Cake gives you complete visibility into your AI pipelines without custom instrumentation.
PREDICTIVE ANALYTICS
From regression to prediction, faster
See how Cake supports broader forecasting and predictive analytics workflows. Build modular, compliant pipelines using the open-source tools your team already knows.
"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."

Scott Stafford
Chief Enterprise Architect at Ping
"With Cake we are conservatively saving at least half a million dollars purely on headcount."
CEO
InsureTech Company
COMPONENTS
Tools that power Cake's regression stack

Ray Tune
Distributed Model Training & Model Formats
Pipelines and Workflows
Ray Tune is a Python library for distributed hyperparameter optimization, built on Ray’s scalable compute framework. With Cake, you can run Ray Tune experiments across any cloud or hybrid environment while automating orchestration, tracking results, and optimizing resource usage with minimal setup.

MLflow
Pipelines and Workflows
Track ML experiments and manage your model registry at scale with Cake’s automated MLflow setup and integration.

Kubeflow
Orchestration & Pipelines
Kubeflow is an open-source machine learning platform built on Kubernetes. Cake operationalizes Kubeflow deployments, automating model training, tuning, and serving while adding governance and observability.

Evidently
Model Evaluation Tools
Evidently is an open-source tool for monitoring machine learning models in production. Cake operationalizes Evidently to automate drift detection, performance monitoring, and reporting within AI workflows.

NVIDIA Triton Inference Server
Inference Servers
Triton is NVIDIA’s open-source server for running high-performance inference across multiple models, backends, and hardware accelerators.

XGBoost
ML Model Libraries
XGBoost is a scalable and efficient gradient boosting library widely used for structured data and tabular ML tasks.
Frequently asked questions
What is regression in machine learning?
Regression is a type of supervised learning used to predict continuous outcomes, such as prices, demand, or risk scores. It estimates the relationships between input variables and a target value.
How does Cake support regression use cases?
Cake provides a modular, production-ready stack for training, deploying, and monitoring regression models. You can bring your own tools or use pre-integrated components for data processing, training, inference, and observability.
Can I use open-source regression libraries with Cake?
Yes. Cake supports integration with libraries like Scikit-learn, XGBoost, LightGBM, and more. You can mix and match components based on your team’s preferences and project requirements.
How do I monitor the performance of regression models in production?
With Cake, you can track metrics like RMSE, MAE, and R² over time. You can also detect data drift, trace predictions, and integrate with tools like Prometheus, Grafana, and LangFuse for full-stack observability.
Is Cake secure and compliant for regulated industries?
Yes. All workloads run in your environment, with support for HIPAA, SOC 2 Type II, and detailed audit logging. You retain full control over your models, data, and infrastructure.
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