A Hybrid Proactive And Predictive Framework For Edge Cloud Resource Management

Old cloud-edge workload resource management is too reactive. The problem with relying on static thresholds is that we are either overspending for more resources than needed or have reduced performance because of their lack. This is why we work on proactive solutions. A framework developed for it stops reacting to the problems but starts expecting them. We design a hybrid architecture, combining two powerful tools: the CNN-LSTM model for timeseries forecasting and an orchestrator based on multi-agent Deep Reinforcement Learning. In fact, the novelty is in how we combine them, as we embed the predictive forecast from the CNN-LSTM directly into the DRL agent’s state space. That’s what makes the AI manager smarter-it sees the future, which allows it to make better decisions about a long-term plan for where to run tasks. That means finding that sweet spot between how much money is saved while keeping the system healthy and apps fast for users. That is, we’ve given it ’eyes’ in order to see down the road so that it doesn’t have to lurch from one problem to another; it finds a smooth path forward. Our tests show our system easily beats the old methods. It’s great at solving tough problems, like making complex decisions and juggling multiple goals at once (like being cheap, fast, and reliable).