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Data Center Manager of the Year

2025 Data Center Manager of the Year Award

In its third year, the Data Center Manager of the Year award, recognizes and celebrates exceptional leaders in the Data Center Community! 

Do you know an exceptional leader in the data center organization? Someone who exemplifies all the qualities of a trailblazer in a mission critical environment, a person that is dedicated to ensuring uptime, team building, sustainability, and innovation? Someone who is always striving to work smarter, plan for the future, and advance their organization? Tell us about them! And feel free to nominate yourself! 

We will be awarding one special leader with Data Center World’s Data Center Manager of the Year Award in Washington, D.C., in 2025! 

3 finalists and the winner will receive: 

  • A free standard pass to Data Center World 2025 + discounted passes for their team  

  • Recognition during the General Session at Data Center World 

  • Complimentary year of AFCOM Membership 

  • A plaque 

The nomination window is open. The deadline to submit is Friday, February 21, 2025.

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Innovation Challenge 2025

Data Center World's 4th annual tech startup competition will occur at our annual conference in Washington, D.C., the week of April 14, 2025. The Innovation Challenge pits data center technology startups against each other. Interested in competing? The submission window is now open. Learn more.