Jackson Association of Information Technology Professionals

Benefits of Joining

  • Meet and network with experts and IT Professionals.
  • Discounts on meals for meetings.
  • Occasional free meetings. 
  • Boost your communication skills.
  • Serve in your local chapter: on a committee, as a Board Member or officer and enhance your management skills. 
  • AITP is the leading worldwide society of professionals in information technology. 
  • For over 65 years, AITP has championed the human element of the Information Technology profession and remains focused on providing a community of knowledge, education and resources that will empower its members to reach their true potential as an IT business professional.


Upcoming events

  • FinOps on AWS: Bridging Business Strategy and Cloud Architecture

    • October 30, 2025
    • 11:30 AM - 1:00 PM
    • Char Restaurant, 4500 Interstate 55 North Frontage Road, Jackson, MS 39211

    FinOps on AWS: Bridging Business Strategy and Cloud Architecture

    FinOps on AWS: Bridging Business Strategy and Cloud Architecture

    By Association for Technology Professionals - Jackson Chapter

    Overview

    Learn how to optimize your AWS costs while aligning your business goals with your cloud architecture at our FinOps on AWS event!

    FinOps on AWS: Bridging Business Strategy and Cloud Architecture

    Cloud spending isn’t just a finance problem — it’s an architectural one. In this session, James Phipps, CEO of BeCloud LLC (Mississippi’s only AWS Advanced Tier Partner) and AWS Central Mississippi User Group Leader, will introduce how FinOps brings accountability, visibility, and control to cloud operations. Attendees will learn how to translate financial goals into technical action using AWS-native tools and best practices like resource tagging, rightsizing, data-tiering, and automation. Whether you’re in leadership or hands-on engineering, you’ll walk away with a practical framework for optimizing cost, performance, and compliance across your AWS environments.


    Join us at Char for a great time of networking, food and learning. Spots are limited so register today. REGISTER HERE

    James Phipps is the Founder and CEO of BeCloud LLC, the only AWS Advanced Tier Partner headquartered in Mississippi, and serves as the AWS Central Mississippi User Group Leader. With over a decade of experience helping organizations modernize their IT environments, James focuses on cloud architecture, HIPAA compliance, and FinOps optimization.

    Through BeCloud, he and his team support healthcare, government, and mid-market organizations in achieving secure, cost-efficient, and well-architected cloud operations. As an AWS Certified Solutions Architect – Professional, James is passionate about advancing cloud adoption and community learning across Mississippi.


    Menu

    SOUP | SALAD choice of one:

    CHAR SALAD greens, bacon, cheddar shreds, egg, tomato

    CRAB, SHRIMP, AND ANDOUILLE GUMBO

    ENTREE choice of one:

    DAILY LUNCH SPECIAL traditionally prepared, served with green beans and mashed potatoes

    CHOPPED STEAK house ground chuck, demi glace, served with green beans and mashed potatoes

    PECAN CRUSTED BLACKFISH garlic potatoes, Worcestershire butter sauce

    RANGE CHICKEN roasted Ashley Farms free range breast, garlic potatoes, asparagus, pearl onions, spring peas, lemon herb butter sauce

    DESSERT choice of one:

    PECAN CARAMEL BUTTER CRUNCH cinnamon braised Granny Smith apple glaze

    DOUBLE CUT FUDGE BROWNIE caramel sauce, white chocolate sauce


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Past events

August 22, 2025 Join us for lunch at Anjou Restaurant on Aug. 22nd! with Toshiba: Sean Patin
June 05, 2025 AITP & MSTUG: Members Crawfish Boil
May 06, 2025 May 6th Toshiba and AITP Jackson Lunch and Learn
February 06, 2025 2024 AITP Jackson Mississippi Chapter Annual Banquet
December 17, 2024 Fuse.Cloud Presents What to Look for in your VOIP and ISP solutions
June 06, 2024 Summer Evening Crawfish Boil Member Family Event
April 25, 2024 Boost Your Career - Become a Microsoft TEALS Volunteer
March 07, 2024 March Meeting - ATG: Cybersecurity Trends for 2024
January 25, 2024 2024 AITP Jackson Awards Banquet
October 25, 2023 CyberSouth (formerly the Cybersecurity Summit) at Mississippi College
September 28, 2023 BEC War Stories, Prevention and Remediation
August 03, 2023 AITP Members Social
July 27, 2023 HTS Security Summit & Expo - at HTS 7-27-23
June 22, 2023 Volunteer with TEALS
May 11, 2023 AITP May 11th Meeting Register Today!!
April 05, 2023 2023 Technology Expo - Registration is open!
February 16, 2023 2023 Jackson Mississippi Chapter Annual Banquet
November 10, 2022 Please Join AITP Jackson and our Speaker Greg Mallette with U.S. Department of Homeland Security
September 29, 2022 Join Us for a Dinner and Primer in Bluetooth Security
August 18, 2022 You're Invited to Night out with the Mississippi Braves
February 22, 2022 AITP Monthly Meeting - Observability: The Key Ingredient in Digital Transformation
September 11, 2021 Fall Conference
July 31, 2021 Annual General Meeting
April 29, 2021 Crypto Mania
April 01, 2021 Spring Gala

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Become a member

Please join the Jackson Chapter of AITP.  We strive to have a group that consistently networks, learns and supports aspiring students to become IT Professionals.  Your $35 annual membership helps support our Student Chapters,  Scholarships and events throughout the year.  Your dues will provide you a discount on meal costs for lunch or dinner meetings and will pay for it self over the course of the year.  We look forward to having you with us.

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AITP began as the National Machine Accountants Association back in the 1950s, and an active chapter was formed in Jackson at this time. With the advent of powerful, mainframe computers and the accompanying staffs, the name was soon changed to DPMA (Data Processing Management Association) to focus more on the processing of all types of data. However, with the proliferation of personal and mid-range computers, this name also became dated, and effective in 1997 the association members changed its name to AITP (Association of Information Technology Professionals).

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