Native vs. Non-Native Graph Database
By Bryce Merkl Sasaki
May 8, 2023 9 mins read
Discover the critical differences between native vs. non-native graph databases and why the distinctions matter for database performance.
Keywords: Cassandra • database architecture • graph database • graph processing • graph storage • graph technology • index free adjacency • MySQL • native graph database • native graph technology
NODES Contest: Learning Is Better With Friends!
By Angela Zimmerman
October 22, 2022 < 1 min read
NODES is an online developer conference to teach you everything about graphs! And what better way to expand your knowledge than to share the experience with your friends?
Keywords: contest • developer community • event • graph database • Neo4j Online Developer Conference • NODES 2022
How Knowledge Graphs Drive More Sales With Real-Time Recommendation Engines
By Angela Zimmerman
May 16, 2022 18 mins read
Are you familiar with knowledge graphs? What about graph technology in general? If you’re in the retail business, this presentation could be a game-changer.
Keywords: Business Advice • data • data supply chain • eBay • graph database • graph technology • Knowledge Graph • Meredith Corp. • Retail • retail competitive advantage
GQL Is Now a Global Standards Project alongside SQL
By Jocelyn Hoppa
September 16, 2019 4 mins read
Learn how Graph Query Language (GQL) has just been approved to become an international standards project and what’s next for this graph database tech.
Keywords: cypher • GQL • graph query language • IT standards • ldbc • open source • opencypher • property graph • sql • WG3
(hackathon)-[:AT]->(stackoverflowoffices)
By Jocelyn Hoppa
December 5, 2018 7 mins read
This years GraphConnect 2018 – the gathering of graph enthusiasts in Times Square, New York City – featured a special gem for developers. The friendly guys from Stack Overflow opened their offices and invited developers and hackers to a “Hackathon”… Read more →
Keywords: cypher • graph database • graph visualization • graphconnect • hackathon • Java Script • Neo4j Community • Neo4j Desktop • ReactJS • stack overflow
It’s Time for a Single Property Graph Query Language [Vote Now]
By Bryce Merkl Sasaki
May 15, 2018 3 mins read
The time has come to create a single, unified property graph query language. Different languages for different products help no one. We’ve heard from the graph community that a common query language would be powerful: more developers with transferable expertise;… Read more →
Keywords: Amazon Neptune • cypher • declarative query language • G-CORE • GQL • graph query language • ldbc • neo4j • opencypher • Oracle
Welcome to the Graph Community, Amazon Neptune!
By Bryce Merkl Sasaki
December 1, 2017 5 mins read
This post originally appeared on Emil Eifrem’s CEO blog on 1 December 2017. Graph technology has come a long way, and today the transformative nature of graphs is publicly visible through examples such as financial fraud detection in Panama and… Read more →
Keywords: Amazon Neptune • cypher • Cypher for Apache Spark • graph database • graph query language • graph technology • graph visualization • native graph database • neo4j • opencypher
A Note on Native Graph Databases
By Bryce Merkl Sasaki
September 21, 2017 6 mins read
It’s fun to watch the graph database category evolve. From being a seemingly niche category a decade ago (despite the valiant efforts of the Semantic Web community) to a modest – but important – pillar of the data world as… Read more →
Keywords: column store • data model • document store • graph database • graph technology • multi-model database • native computing • native graph database • neo4j • semantic web
The Graph of Thrones [Season 7 Contest]
By Michael Hunger
July 16, 2017 3 mins read
Today launches the seventh season of “Game of Thrones” with many exciting developments awaiting the audience. Even if we might never see the last two books Winds of Winter and A Dream of Spring published, the TV series producers march… Read more →
Keywords: APOC • Game of Thrones • graph algorithms • Graph Analytics • graph database • Kaggle • neo4j • Neo4j Browser • Network Analysis • network analytics
April is APOC Awareness Month – Publish and be Rewarded
By Michael Hunger
April 3, 2017 3 mins read
April shares the first two letters with APOC, our community driven procedure and function library for Neo4j’s Cypher. That’s why I thought it would be a good idea to use the APOC spring release to kick off a of blossom… Read more →
Keywords: APOC • competition • cypher • user-defined functions • user-defined procedures
Bloor Research Publishes Vendor-Neutral Analysis of Neo4j
By Bryce Merkl Sasaki
February 27, 2017 2 mins read
There are a million technologies competing for your attention, and sometimes it’s hard to weed out the marketing fluff from real product talk. That’s why we’ve decided to take a moment, step out of the way, and give you access… Read more →
Keywords: analyst firms • Analytics • Bloor Research • graph database • IT research • neo technology • neo4j • operations • performance • Scale
openCypher – the SQL of Graphs – Hosts First Implementers Meeting (oCIM)
By Bryce Merkl Sasaki
February 1, 2017 4 mins read
I’ve only been on the Neo4j team for eight months, but it’s been a hectic and fascinating introduction to the world of graph data management. During my career I’ve been back and forth between software product companies (from the very… Read more →
Keywords: apache spark • cypher • data management • declarative language • graph technology • ldbc • opencypher • Oracle • SAP HANA • sql
Why We Just Raised a $36M Series D – and What’s Next for the Graph Space
By Bryce Merkl Sasaki
November 10, 2016 7 mins read
I’m incredibly excited to announce that the Neo4j team has just raised $36 million in a series D funding round. I am glad to welcome Greenbridge Investment Partners to the graph of Neo4j investors, and I’d like to thank all… Read more →
Keywords: connected enterprise • data model • DB Engines • graph • graph database • graph technology • graphconnect • Neo4j 3.1 • nosql • open source
From Good to Graph: Choosing the Right Database
By Bryce Merkl Sasaki
May 4, 2016 13 mins read
Editor’s Note: Last October at GraphConnect San Francisco, Clark Richey – Chief Technology Officer at FactGem – delivered this presentation on his database decision path toward Neo4j. For more videos from GraphConnect SF and GraphConnect Europe, check out graphconnect.com.. I’m… Read more →
Keywords: Data Visualization • document database • graph • graph database • graphconnect • nosql database • RDF • relational database • resource description framework • XML database
DB-Engines, Informix and Neo4j: An Origins Story
By Bryce Merkl Sasaki
March 29, 2016 3 mins read
A funny thing happened four-ish weeks ago. On March 1st, the database industry monitor DB-Engines published their usual monthly ranking report for the world’s most popular database management systems. For the first time, Neo4j was listed in the top 20.… Read more →
Keywords: CMS • content management system • database management system • DB Engines • graph database • informix • neo4j • rdbms • relational database • silverstream
The Graph Is Strong with This One: GraphGist Challenge Winners!
By Bryce Merkl Sasaki
March 15, 2016 2 mins read
Last December, we announced the Neo4j Winter GraphGist Challenge. We invited our global graphista community to document and explain how various types of data could be modeled in a graph, using the GraphGist tool. We had dozens of fantastic entries,… Read more →
Keywords: drug repurposing • graphgist • hetnet • investigative journalism • lego • neo4j • Santa Claus • shakespeare • Star Wars • wikipedia
The Neo4j GraphGist Challenge: May the Graph Be with You
By Bryce Merkl Sasaki
December 16, 2015 3 mins read
The Neo4j Winter GraphGist Challenge has officially begun! This year’s mission includes more categories, bigger prizes and new judges, so whether you’re a GraphGist veteran or a brand-new graphista, there is something for everyone to enjoy. The Mission: This year’s… Read more →
Keywords: asciidoc • government data • graph • graphconnect • graphgist • holidays • investigative journalism • neo4j • sports and recreation • web apis
Follow The Data – FEC Campaign Finance Data Challenge
By Neo4j Staff
October 4, 2012 < 1 min read
Keywords: Barack Obama • campaign finance data • cypher queries • domain model • FEC • graph • graphconnect • Mitt Romney • neo4j • presidential candidates