As 2016 nears its conclusion, we took a look back at the top 10 stories we published at the Dickson Blog. These are ranked based on your readership. If you have any thoughts or personal stories related to any of the below then we'd love to hear them. Send me an email to jeff@dicksondata.com for a...

It’s no secret that technology products have transformed every aspect of our lives. Part of that stems from the fact that the costs to build such products have plummeted, thanks to cloud-computing technology such as Amazon’s Web Services. In fact, data storage costs continue to decline as more...

Tesla Motors, as many of us are aware, is an automaker that specializes in electric cars. Their innovations have put a charge into the industry. What they’re attempting to do next would supercharge it. They want to be able to produce 500,000 electric vehicles annually by 2018. That’s a huge...

There are many voices in the world of compliance, and there’s a very good reason why. Compliance rules are dependent on your industry.

When we look out the window, often times it’s to answer one of the day’s first questions. Is it flip flop weather or is it sweater weather? Thanks to IBM and big data the question may expand for asthmatics to “What kind of inhaler do I need today?”

Part 2 of a 2 part series on farming going where it’s never gone before. Click here to read part one. 

Writers often make the best scientists.

The health of America is fascinating to research. Obesity is a mass epidemic, yet we live longer than ever. At the turn of the millennium just over 30% of U.S. adults dealt with obesity. Today that number has increased to 38%. Even so, the average life expectancy has increased by two years during...

In order to pass through a typical day we are forced to rely on other humans. There are few places that becomes any more evident than in the food industry. We trust that the food we buy at the grocery or at various restaurants has been grown, harvested and prepared safely in a way that is healthy...