Clayton James Harris, the blog.

My Information Technology business experiences became more apparent to me after hearing my class speak on their experiences. Not only does IT play a massive part in my business life, but my personal life as well with technologies such as the smartphone operating 24/7. IT directly facilitates every business activity throughout my company’s day.

I use IT, and IT most certainly uses me and my information for data, so why not manage IT? There was a time in the not so distant past before the economy crashed with the recession where I used a more dated, paper form of information technology day-to-day as a Marine Recruiter. We used file cabinets with rotating time tables to ensure we didn’t work the same contact twice before its time. At most, we used various software programs to print pages to the printer for us to read and sign to send both a hard copy and faxed copy to where the file was going. Fast-forwarding to today, where I used Adobe Sign for similar paperwork and contracts as tech has progressed.

From a CEO standpoint of an eCommerce based company, IT runs the majority of my operation and helps me keep up with demand in a hyper-speed industry. The operating software used in the background of Shopify is known as Ruby on Rails. They are a Canadian based company that brings stores across North America to your door from your phones and tablets. The platform created ease of use for eCommerce clients across the continent, bringing dreams to their clients’ reality.

IT business has grown in its reach and my life since the days I served in the military as a recruiter using file cabinets and printers as the staple of my business IT experience. I’ve experienced a change in IT’s role in the industry, now that there is an unprecedented amount of momentum it has surrounding business activities.