One effect of the beam is to polarise the cloud of electrons surrounding each rubidium nucleus, meaning that part of the atom becomes a negatively charged pole, and part a positively charged pole.

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At the same time, end-user companies affirm that the rise of cloud is generally having a positive effect on IT employment.

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In order to dominate the cloud, Google, Amazon or Microsoft must propagate a similar kind of bandwagon effect.

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