I am a consummate networker. AFCOM is my go-to association for staying up to date with my peers in the mission critical ecosystem. As a big believer of advancing the state of our industry through the sharing of best practices, I have benefited immensely from educational and vendor presentations at AFCOM events.
Hector Diaz, Director of Enterprise Data Center & Strategy, Johnson & Johnson
It’s rare that you find an organization that works to educate the industry and create a more positive future. In working with AFCOM, I’ve had the chance to learn about some of the latest solutions and technologies that are impacting digital infrastructure. Beyond the tech, the people and the members are the ones who make this organization and membership so special. You’ll never find a better group of individuals who will grow and learn with you.
Bill Kleyman, CEO and Co-Founder, Apolo.us
AFCOM is a great networking platform not only in our mission critical region, but also nationally. The contacts that I have made by being active in my AFCOM chapter are invaluable and have helped my network grow tremendously!
Andrea Korte Jones, Mission Critical Business Development, JE Dunn Construction
Local Chapters have been great for continuing education and networking with local end users and share lessons learned. To me it is the equivalent of a Masters or PhD if I went back to school. Having the ability to meet and talk with industry leading vendors on what the current and upcoming technologies are and gaining an understanding of them.
John Parker, Data Center Operations and ITSM Consultant
I have been an AFCOM member for 20+ years and have benefited from the association in numerous ways. Most importantly, has been the relationships developed at events, both at our local chapter and at Data Center World, which I attend annually. I can reach out to a wealth of experienced professionals locally and across the globe if I have questions.
Tad Davies, President, Fodere
AFCOM is a great place to not only find peers, but to make lasting and meaningful contacts and relationships whether you are bouncing ideas around, evaluating technology, looking for talent, or anything else surrounding the data center industry, between the local events and the national, it is well worth your time.
Carrie Goetz, Principal/CTO, StrategITcom, LLC
AFCOM chapter events are a mix of datacenter builders, datacenter vendors (both IT and facilities side) and datacenter end-users. My favorite part of AFCOM is that you will find just about every datacenter related professional across all industry verticals attending these events. Datacenter engineers & sales reps all the way up to C-level execs & hyperscale architects, it’s a fascinating membership base.
Tom Costello, Senior Network Engineer, Public Sector
AFCOM has been an exceptional professional organization for me that provides education, networking, conferences, and chapter involvement. It’s a group that makes me smarter and helps cultivate relationships with other like minded individuals. We all support each other from the national level, to chapters, and to our members.
Janna Connor, Unit Manager Data Centers, BCBS of Texas
I've been coming to Data Center World for over 30 years, and I would definitely recommend this event to others. AFCOM's like my cheers bar. Everybody knows your name when you're there – it's a great place. The key principles of AFCOM have always been, let's go learn, let's go network, let's go have fun. And, if you can accomplish those three things, that's AFCOM’s goal. If we can educate you and have you meet your next employee, your next boss, or just your next friend that you can call for questions about what's going on in the ecosystem, AFCOM is the place to do it.
Greg Stover, Global Director, Hi-Tech Development, Vertiv
