In the home WiFi market, providers should be cautious about seeing a cloud-based model as the be-all and end-all, warned Lionel Gremeau, product marketing management director at WiFi mesh specialist SoftAtHome. Some WiFi software vendors are heavily cloud-oriented, including AirTies and Plume. But not only can an initial cloud migration be expensive but there are often hidden operating costs associated with cloud services over time. “Storing all data in the cloud is nonsense, economically speaking,” said Gremeau. SoftAtHome and its rivals have profited from a home WiFi market that continues to rely on a balance between cloud intelligence and local storage – making the most of WiFi management techniques in the cloud while retaining a local on-device element for rapid…