Saturday, May 14, 2011

Sorry for my absence...

Hi Any and All Readers,

I just wanted to take a moment to apologize for the lack of posts to this blog over the past several months. I have a pretty good reason - it's called Lymphoma.

(I generally try to keep this blog to professional content, so sorry for the divergence here)

I was diagnosed with Lymphoma back in January, and have been undergoing chemo since then. Things look good (except I now have a receding forehead that recedes all the way!!), and I'm optimistic of a full recovery. Last treatment is set for June 2nd.

So now it's business as usual. Our new Director of Sales Jeff Wicks is working hard to bring more people into the Dynamic Intelligence family, and we have plans to bring in another technical resource very soon. We're also now partnering with Tibco to bring their Spotfire Analytics product to more Canadian companies. And we have a number of informational events planned to keep our clients and contacts informed and educated about BI. So as you can see we're keeping busy.

Wishing you happiness, health and prosperity!

Jim Payton

PS - I wrote an editorial about my experience for the Waterloo Region Record - called "The Upside of Cancer". You can read it here if you're interested.