Analyst, Gartner thinks that the growth in big data and its related technologies will increase the demand of Chief Data Officer (CDO) along with Chief Information Officer (CIO) by the end of the year 2014. 17% of organizations will hire CDO. Big data has made the role of CDO very significant and it is as important as the role of CIO. To know more on the importance of CDO in any organization, go through the following article written by Colin Barker, senior reporter at ZDNet in London:

http://www.zdnet.com/big-data-boom-leads-to-the-rise-of-the-chief-data-officer-7000025795/