Edge and Cloud Computing: A Survey of Architectures, Challenges, and Opportunities

The popularity of IoT devices these days demands low-latency applications have exposed the limitations of traditional Cloud Computing. Edge paradigm has emerged with a different approach, by bringing computation & storage nearer to the sources of data. This paper provides a survey on Edge-Cloud computing by focusing on its architecture models, challenges faced in adopting the said models and future opportunities. Finally, we explore the promising future of this system as well as its implementation in the synergy with AI/ML and impact on 5G/6G networks. This survey serves as a valuable lesson for understanding the present state and future evolution of Edge & Cloud Computing.