A
hybrid forecasting
system (100) for tiered cloud pricing using
ensemble learning, comprising: a
data ingestion module configured to continuously ingest and aggregate heterogeneous data from a variety of sources, including historical cloud
usage data, real-time
resource consumption metrics, customer subscription profiles, service-level agreement parameters, and external demand indicators; a preprocessing engine functionally coupled with the
data ingestion module, the preprocessing engine being configured to perform
data cleansing, normalization, transformation,
feature extraction, and
dimensionality reduction to generate structured and model-compatible datasets;a model training unit that is functionally coupled with the preprocessing engine, wherein the model training unit comprises a variety of heterogeneous predictive models, including at least one
statistical model, at least one
machine learning model, and at least one
deep learning model, each configured to process the structured datasets independently to generate predictive results that meet future cloud resource needs,
workload variability, and price sensitivity across multiple service tiers;an ensemble aggregation layer that is functionally coupled to the model training unit, wherein the ensemble aggregation layer is configured to receive and combine the forecast results generated by the multitude of forecasting models using
ensemble learning techniques, including weighted averaging, stacking or boosting, with the weights assigned to each forecasting model being dynamically adjusted based on predefined performance evaluation
metrics to generate a uniform and optimized forecast;a price optimization engine that is functionally connected to the ensemble aggregation layer, wherein the price optimization engine is configured to determine and dynamically adjust tiered price structures based on the unified forecast, taking into account parameters such as forecasted demand, user segmentation, demand elasticity, infrastructure capacity constraints, and predefined optimization goals such as revenue maximization and
resource utilization efficiency;and a feedback adjustment module that is functionally coupled with the price optimization engine and the model training unit, wherein the feedback adjustment module is configured to monitor
system performance in real time, user response to price adjustments and
resource utilization results, and iteratively updates
model parameters and pricing strategies using
adaptive learning mechanisms, including
reinforcement learning, wherein the
system (100) is configured to operate in a multi-tenant cloud environment, supports real-
time data processing and decision-making, and enables automated, scalable, and
adaptive optimization of tiered cloud pricing.