Graph Databases for Beginners: Why Graph Technology Is the Future
By Bryce Merkl Sasaki
January 19, 2023 7 mins read
The world of graph technology has changed (and is still changing), so we’re rebooting our “Graph Databases for Beginners” series to reflect what’s new in the world of graph tech – while also helping newcomers catch up to speed with… Read more →
Keywords: Big Data • Connected Data • graph database • graph technology • Graph Theory • index free adjacency • native graph database • neo4j • nosql • rdbms
How Graphs Power OpenSanctions: The 5-Minute Interview with Friedrich Lindenberg
By Angela Zimmerman
August 10, 2022 11 mins read
OpenSanctions is the brainchild of Friedrich Lindenberg. It uses graph technology to analyze different datasets to identify significant individuals around the globe – like politicians, their associates, and other persons of interest – giving investigators, businesses, journalists, and technologists an essential open source tool to optimize their work.
Keywords: civic tech • Connected Data • Cybercrime • graph database • graph technology • Interview • OpenSanctions
Neo4j Honored with 2021 Data Breakthrough Award for Graph DBS Solution of the Year
By Enzo
March 24, 2021 3 mins read
Neo4j is honored to be recognized as the recipient of the 2021 Data Breakthrough Award for Graph DBS Solution of the Year!
Keywords: Graph Databases • graph dbs • neo4j • solution of the year
Graphs for Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning
By Enzo
February 18, 2021 9 mins read
Discover how graph technology is changing the artificial intelligence and machine learning landscape with graph theory and algorithms.
Keywords: ai • artificial intelligence • graph algorithms • graph data science • Graph Search • Graph Theory • intelligent applications • machine learning • ML • Recommendations
Extensive Representation of Contact Tracing with Neo4j in the Canton of Geneva
By Enzo
February 9, 2021 5 mins read
Learn how University of Geneva uses Neo4j’s graph visualization to do extensive representation of COVID-19 contact tracing in Switzerland.
Keywords: Coronavirus • covid-19 • Data Visualization • graph visualization • transmission chain • university of geneva
Top 10 Use Cases: Anti-Money Laundering
By Jim Webber
February 8, 2021 < 1 min read
Discover how using graph technology for anti-money laundering can help you root out fraud.
Keywords: AML engine • anti-money laundering • date modeling • fraud protection • shell companies
#GraphCast: Follow the Money, Untangling Complex Fraud Networks with Emil Eifrem
By Jocelyn Hoppa
February 5, 2021 < 1 min read
Check out this week’s #GraphCast, featuring our CEO Emil Eifrem on how graph technology was used to expose a global money-laundering scheme.
Keywords: FinCEN Files • Graph Theory • GraphCast • icij • money laundering
#GraphCast: Using Graph Theory to Find the Number of Marvel Watch Orders
By Jessica Baumgardner
January 22, 2021 < 1 min read
This week’s #GraphCast features a video on how to use graph theory to determine the possible number of orders to watch all the Marvel movies.
Keywords: data science • graph database • Graph Theory • marvel • MCU
Graphistania Podcast: Authors Discuss Graph Databases For Dummies
By Enzo
October 27, 2020 2 mins read
Rik Van Bruggen invited special guest, Dr. Jim Webber, on a Graphistania podcast session to chat about Graph Databases For Dummies, a recently published book they co-authored. Graph Databases For Dummies, Neo4j Special Edition, is the first book Rik and… Read more →
Keywords: graph database book • graph developer • graph technology • Graphistania podcast • Neo4j developer
5-Minute Interview: Graph Databases For Dummies with Dr. Jim Webber and Rik Van Bruggen
By Jocelyn Hoppa
October 15, 2020 5 mins read
Recently we sat down with the authors of Graph Databases For Dummies, Neo4j Special Edition, Dr. Jim Webber and Rik Van Bruggen. Dr. Webber is Neo4j’s Chief Scientist and Mr. Van Bruggen leads the Neo4j sales team in Europe, and… Read more →
Keywords: graph database • graph databases for dummies • learning neo4j • Neo4j Community
Insider Guide to Graph Data Science: First, a Brief Overview
By Jocelyn Hoppa
October 12, 2020 6 mins read
Check out the first installment in this blog series on insider tips and tricks for the Neo4j Graph Data Science Library.
Keywords: graph algorithms • Graph Analytics • graph data science • graph embeddings • graph export • in-memory graph • machine learning
Top 10 Speakers to Look Out for at NODES 2020
By Enzo
October 8, 2020 6 mins read
Check out the top 10 speakers, including graph experts from NASA, Google and Neo4j, presenting at Neo4j Online Developer Expo and Summit.
Keywords: Graph Databases • graph developer • Neo4j developer • nodes 2020 • online event
Connecting the Molecules: 5-Minute Interview with Matthew Sellwood
By David Penick
October 2, 2020 2 mins read
Check out this week’s 5-Minute Interview with Matthew Sellwood, Product Manager at IQVIA, about his research into molecular structure.
Keywords: 5-minute interview • chemistry • drug discovery • graph data science • graph data science library • graph database
Introducing Graph Databases For Dummies
By Jocelyn Hoppa
September 16, 2020 7 mins read
Check out some main highlights from Chapter 1 of the newly release Graph Databases For Dummies, Neo4j Special Edition.
Keywords: data models • graph database basics • Graph Database for Dummies • labeled property graphs • queries at scale
Neo4j Bloom Tips and Tricks for Domain Knowledge Experts
By Enzo
July 29, 2020 9 mins read
Master graph data visualization in Neo4j Bloom from choosing a data model, fitting it to domain and exploring six generic patterns without needing to code.
Keywords: Bloom tips • data modeling • domain expert • graph data model • graph data visualization • graph visualization • Neo4j Bloom
From Know Your Customer to Know Your Network: A Paradigm Shift Empowered by Neo4j
By Jocelyn Hoppa
July 21, 2020 5 mins read
Discover how Neo4j shifted this company move to a “know your network” process to connect disparate data sources and conduct better analysis.
Keywords: ai • anti-money laundering • data lake • json • know your customer • know your network • Panama Papers • paradise papers • tax evasion
Introducing Drivine: Graph Database Client for Node.js and Typescript
By Jocelyn Hoppa
July 7, 2020 11 mins read
Last week, Liberation Data launched the v2.x stream of Drivine. Drivine is a client library for Node.js and TypeScript. It is designed to support multiple graph databases, simultaneously if you wish, and to scale to hundreds or thousands of transactions… Read more →
Keywords: cypher • Drivine • Neo4j Aura • node.js • Typescript
Getting Started with Neo4j Fabric
By Jocelyn Hoppa
July 2, 2020 7 mins read
Learn everything you need to know to get started with Neo4j Fabric, a new 4.0 feature allowing you to store and retrieve data in multiple databases.
Keywords: cypher • data federation • data sharding • fine-grained access control • multiple dbms • Neo4j 4.0 • Neo4j Desktop • Neo4j Fabric • querying multiple databases • running correlated subqueries
Missed Connections: A Tale of a Porsche, Paul Newman and a Relational Database
By Jocelyn Hoppa
June 25, 2020 6 mins read
Discover the benefits of a graph database via a story about auctioning off the Porsche 935 Paul Newman co-drove to a second place in the 1979 LeMans race.
Keywords: Big Data • data analytics • data science • fraud • graph database • machine learning • Paul Newman • relational database • social media • sql
#GraphCast: Graphs Connecting COVID-19 Research
By Bryce Merkl Sasaki
June 19, 2020 2 mins read
Check out this week’s #GraphCast, featuring Alicia Frame being interviewed in TechRepublic on how Neo4j helps power drug discovery research for COVID-19.
Keywords: Coronavirus • covid-19 • data science • drug discovery • GraphCast • Healthcare • Life Sciences • natural language processing • nlp • pharmaceutical
GraphConnect 2020 Agenda: Everything You Need to Know
By Rachel Howard
March 6, 2020 < 1 min read
The health and safety of our community, partners and employees are of the utmost importance to Neo4j. After monitoring the COVID-19 situation closely, we have decided to postpone GraphConnect 2020 in New York City to 2021. We are actively scoping… Read more →
Keywords: artificial intelligence • biotech • data discovery • Data Visualization • digital transformation • graph technology • graphconnect • Healthcare • Knowledge Graph • machine learning
Graph Theory Takes on the Opioid Epidemic
By Allison Wu
November 27, 2019 12 mins read
Delve into how graph databases offer value to a variety of use cases, particularly health care and – more recently – the opioid epidemic.
Keywords: centrality • Connected Data • context • datacon • fraud • graph algorithms • graphconnect • Healthcare • opioid • opioid epidemic
Responsible AI: The Critical Need for Context (and Practical Tips)
By Jocelyn Hoppa
November 26, 2019 9 mins read
Read the second and final installment of this blog series on responisble AI, why context is critical to achieving responsible AI, and get practical tips.
Keywords: ai and context • community detection • data lineage • data manipulation • fraud • graph algorithms • Graph Data • Graph Theory • healthcare data • machine learning
Reveal Hidden Patterns In Healthcare Data: Graph Analytics and the Opioid Crisis
By Jocelyn Hoppa
November 19, 2019 9 mins read
Read this blog series to discover leading-edge graph analytic techniques to derive intelligence from complex healthcare data.
Keywords: business intelligence • data scientists • graph algorithms • Graph Analytics • healthcare data • machine learning • neo4j • Neo4j Bloom • opioid crisis
#GraphCast: “Graph Databases Will Change Your Freakin’ Life”
By Jocelyn Hoppa
November 15, 2019 < 1 min read
Catch this week’s GraphCast: Watch this entertaining presentation on graph databases and learn the reasons and ways they are life-changing for developers.
Keywords: cypher • Ed Finkler • emil eifrem • graph database • GraphCast • GraphStory • neo4j • NODES 2019