Dataskill Buys Staffing Innovation as Big Data Staff Source

US-based business intelligence and predictive analytics firm Dataskill is to acquire recruitment consultancy Staffing Innovation, in a bid to gain access to a pool of local technology personnel. Terms of the deal were not disclosed.

San Diego, CA-based Dataskill helps clients supplement their in-house teams with business intelligence and data analytics professionals, who create, deploy and support new applications, products, and data integration and management solutions.

Through the acquisition, Dataskill will hire contract test engineers, hardware engineers and technology professionals who will work with the firm's big data and predictive healthcare practice.

Dataskill CEO Nigel Hook (pictured) comments: 'The talented individuals we need on staff to deliver at the levels our clients demand are at a premium. This acquisition will serve to increase our ability to deliver to our clients' expectations and allow us to expand in our solutions leveraging predictive analytics and big data.'

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