Spark New Zealand's Qrious will boost its workforce by 70 per cent after buying WhereScape Software's professional services arm for an undisclosed sum.
The big data analytics unit has signed a conditional agreement to buy NOW Consulting, which it says will accelerate its growth strategy. Qrious will take on 70 staff, giving it 170 employees in Auckland and Wellington.
NOW was previously called WhereScape Consulting and provides advice on data handling, warehousing and analytics.
A Spark spokeswoman declined to comment on whether NOW is profitable, saying it will support growth for the big data division.
"Qrious is a market-leader in data, analytics, AI and data-powered customer engagement. These are all areas that NOW Consulting customers are increasingly demanding," she said.