• TechCA Member Spotlight: Prodigy Consulting

    Sacramento-based Prodigy Consulting has built its reputation by focusing squarely on the needs of California government agencies modernizing applications and adopting emerging technologies within a Microsoft-first environment. As a California-certified small business and Microsoft Solutions Partner, the firm specializes in helping public agencies strategically navigate AI adoption, build custom AI agents and low-code solutions through the Power Platform, and modernize their Microsoft technology investments for long-term operational value.

  • Calculated Boldness: How California CIOs Balance Innovation and Cyber Risk

    For California state agencies, cybersecurity is no longer just an IT priority—it’s central to how government delivers services, manages risk, and maintains public trust.

  • Nation-State Attacks, Insider Threats, and Regulatory Risks Discovered in Critical Infrastructure Environment within 3 Days of MixMode Deployment

    This Proof of Value report details how the MixMode platform significantly improved the cybersecurity posture of a large energy and water utility provider in just three days.

  • Member Spotlight: Tek Yantra Inc.

    Founded in 2018, Tek Yantra Inc. is a California technology firm focused on helping organizations modernize and secure mission-critical digital services. Led by CEO Swapna Narla, the company specializes in cloud transformation, DevSecOps, cybersecurity, and scalable multi-cloud infrastructure designed to support high-demand public and enterprise environments.

  • Explore MixMode’s AI Native Threat Detection Solution

    The MixMode Platform is an AI-native cybersecurity solution designed to detect both known and novel "zero-day" attacks in real-time.

  • Agentic AI: The Double-Edged Sword of Autonomous Intelligence

    Technological innovation in artificial intelligence has shifted. For the better part of a decade, AI operated within tightly bounded constraints: classifying images, generating text, and using these capabilities to surface recommendations. While these systems were powerful, they were fundamentally passive. They needed to receive a prompt in order to return a result. Once the result was achieved, the system stopped. That linear, passive era is over. The reason is agentic AI.

  • Why You Should Work with Kiefer Consulting

    Before smartphones, before the cloud, before the Web—before many of the innovations we now consider commonplace—there was Kiefer Consulting. Since 1988, Kiefer has been a leading provider of Microsoft-based solutions for public and private sector clients across North America.

  • Transforming Cybersecurity for the City of Phoenix

    The City of Phoenix was faced with resource constraints, complex cloud environments, and advanced nation-state threats which mirrors many industry-wide hurdles. However, they partnered with MixMode and was able to achieve significant operational improvements.

  • 📣 Leadership Update | A New Chapter at Kiefer Consulting, Inc.

    After 14 years of dedicated service, Ben Cox will be stepping down as President to pursue new opportunities. We are deeply grateful for his leadership, vision, and commitment, which have played a significant role in shaping who we are today. Please join us in thanking Ben Cox for his many contributions and lasting impact! We’re proud to name Doug Robbins as our new President.

  • Member Spotlight: Sherilyn Hammond Joins Island

    We are pleased to share that longtime member and community leader Sherilyn Hammond has joined Island Technology as Senior Field Marketing Manager, supporting State & Local Government, K–12 and Higher Education, as well as Healthcare, and Federal teams across the U.S.