AFCOM for Data Center Professionals
What is AFCOM?
AFCOM is the premier professional association for data center and IT infrastructure professionals, helping members grow their networks, stay current on industry trends, and keep learning through chapters, virtual events, research, and member resources. Through its connection with Data Center World, AFCOM helps extend those conversations beyond the event and into a year-round professional community. For full membership details and benefits, visit AFCOM.
What Does AFCOM Mean to You?
2,000+ Members
Connect locally, nationally or virtually. Join 2,000+ 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.
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.