AFCOM Association
Why Should You Join AFCOM?
AFCOM is a premier professional association committed to advancing the careers of data center and IT infrastructure professionals through premier networking and thought leadership. Since AFCOM's inception as the Association for Computer Operations Management in 1980, AFCOM has continually evolved to meet the dynamic needs of the data center industry.
AFCOM provides members with a forum to build professional relationships and access industry-specific tools, news, and cutting-edge research. Through these efforts, AFCOM supports the comprehensive career development of their members. No matter whether you're in operations, engineering, sales, marketing, IT, facilities, construction, and design, or a hyperscaler, an AFCOM membership helps you stay current on data center industry information and trends. You'll deliver ROI to your company while also improving your job performance and leadership development. AFCOM serves individuals and organizations that design, build, operate, support, and manage Data Centers and IT Infrastructure around the world.
What Does AFCOM Mean to You?
1900+ Members
Connect locally, nationally or virtually. Join 1900+ of your industry peers globally across 30 chapters to mentor, learn and build relationships. Our community actively supports each other in professional development, career transitions, and personal fulfillment by creating structured opportunities to connect and give back to the industry and community.
Local AFCOM Chapters are what makes the data center community thrive. AFCOM local chapters meet 4+ times a year to network, educate and help advance each other’s careers and professional development. Our virtual chapter meets monthly for those who are not always near a local meeting or who want to expand their networking reach. It is these close ties and relationships that have kept AFCOM growing for 40+ years.
Exclusive Access
Access members-only content that will help advance your knowledge and career. Data center market research including the annual State of the Data Center report and our bi-weekly Inside the Box newsletters offer in-depth, timely and comprehensive content to help you stay informed about leading technologies and developments in the IT and data center industry.
As a member of AFCOM, you receive access to Data Center World insights that serve to advance your career and understanding of the data center and IT industry.
Continued Learning
Through monthly educational webinars and industry partnerships that provide members with exclusive discounts on training & certifications, AFCOM membership provides you with the tools you need to make better business decisions in your data center.
Quarterly local and monthly virtual chapter events enable you to make personal connections with other IT & data center professionals in your area. By joining a lunch & learn, a panel discussion at a happy hour, a fishing or golf outing, you have dynamic opportunities to network and learn from the AFCOM Community.
Membership
End-User Data Center & IT Practitioners
AFCOM End-User Memberships are designed for IT managers as well as facilities and data center operators.
$359 per member
Builders, Designers & Consultants
AFCOM Build & Design Memberships are developed for consultants, engineers, architects and construction managers. Academia partners also qualify for this membership role.
$379 per member
Solution Providers
AFCOM Solution Provider Memberships are designed for solution providers who develop, market or sell products and services to IT practitioners, data center operators, construction managers or designers.
$399 per member
Corporate Groups
Discounted memberships based on the number of individuals from the same company who join at the same time. Depending on your company, corporate groups may either apply for an End-User, Build & Design or Solution Provider group membership based on your company's role in the industry. See the descriptions above for further details on these membership categories.
End-User or Build & Design Corporate Group memberships:
$339 per member for groups of 3-9
$309 per member for groups of 10+
Solution Provider Corporate Group memberships:
$379 per member for groups of 3-9
$349 per member for groups of 10+
Events & Networking
Monthly virtual chapter meetings meet you wherever you are in the world. Quarterly local chapter events enable you to make personal connections with other IT & data center professionals in your area. And Data Center World’s Global Event Series enables you to tap into the largest and longest standing industry host. AFCOM members receive exclusive discounts to Data Center World events as well as unique member-only networking opportunities – adding to your membership experience.
Resources
As a member of AFCOM, you receive access to a robust library of exclusive content that serves to advance your career & understanding of the data center & IT industry.
Articles
News, case studies and practical advice for data center and IT professionals.
Whitepapers
In-depth analysis & reports on important topics ranging from DCIM to Cloud. Includes annual reports including our State of the Data Center exclusive.
Webinars
Upcoming and recorded educational webinars from thought leaders in the industry covering topics from security to supply chain issues.
Chapters
Atlanta, Georgia
Brisbane, Australia
Central Ohio
Central Texas
Chicago, Illinois
Dallas-Fort Worth, Texas
Denver-Rocky Mountain, Colorado
Greater Houston, Texas
Greater Kansas City
Greater Tampa Bay, Florida
Michigan
Midlantic (PA/DE/So.NJ)
Greater Minnesota
NorCal / Silicon Valley
North Carolina
NYC/NJ Metro
Ohio River Valley
Oklahoma
Phoenix, Arizona
Potomac (MD/DC/VA/WV)
South Texas
Southern California
St. Louis Gateway
Sydney, Australia
Tennessee
Virtual Chapter
AFCOM memberships are designed to meet the needs of any profession in our diverse industry. We offer several distinct membership categories to support a variety of roles: End-User, Students/Interns and Solution Provider members. You may also receive discounted Corporate Group memberships based on the number of individuals from the same company who join at the same time.
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