India, May 13 -- Is there a new technology rock star job title on the horizon, like the "data scientist" of a few years back, when it was famously called the sexiest job of the 21st century? Organizations are starting to look for professionals called "data hunters" or "data acquisition specialists." These are technology professionals with the knowledge, experience, and skills required to source and acquire external data sets. By combining an enterprise's internal data with data from external sources, organizations get deeper insights from their analytics, machine learning, and AI initiatives.

More organizations today are in the market for external data. A full 66% of global data and analytics decision makers at high-growth companies say ...