Why Majority of Large Organizations will Have a Chief Data Officer by 2019

Business leaders are starting to grasp the huge potential of digital business, and demanding a better return on their organizations' information assets and use of analytics, says Gartner.

The race to drive competitive advantage and improved efficiency through better use of information assets is leading to a sharp rise in the number of chief data officers (CDOs). As a result, Gartner predicts that 90 percent of large companies will have a CDO role by the end of 2019. "Business leaders are starting to grasp the huge potential of digital business, and demanding a better return on their organizations' information assets and use of analytics," said Mario Faria, research vice president at Gartner. "It's a logical step to create an executive position



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