About AFCOM

AFCOM advances data center and IT infrastructure professionals by delivering comprehensive and vendor-neutral education and peer-to-peer networking to its members around the world.

Through forward-looking research by the Data Center Institute, digital publications like our weekly e-newsletter “Inside the Box”, more than 30 local chapters in North America and Australia, and major events like Data Center World, AFCOM supports thousands of IT, operations, facilities, builders/designers and vendors working in the data center and IT infrastructure industry. In serving the data center industry for more than 40 years, AFCOM has earned recognition as the market leader in educating, connecting and guiding the data center community.

Mission

AFCOM advances through education, networking and guidance the professional development of individuals and the organizations they serve in the field of data center and IT infrastructure management. These individuals span the data center industry including IT Pros, DevOps, facilities management, IT operations, builders (like cloud and data center architects, engineers and construction managers), and vendors.

Vision

AFCOM serves individuals and organizations that design, build, operate, support, and manage data centers and IT infrastructure around the world with industry leading insights, education, tools, and professional networking.

History

Founded in 1980 and originally as the “Association for Computer Operations Management”, today, the name, “AFCOM” remains in support of its heritage and its continued relevance and passion in serving the data center and IT infrastructure industry.

Over the years as the data center and IT infrastructure industry has evolved and the demands of professionals serving this industry has grown, the association expanded well beyond computer operations management to serving the entire data center ecosystem. However, the AFCOM name is widely recognized as a trusted “brand” in the data center and IT infrastructure industry, which is why it is still employed today.