Bryce Merkl Sasaki is the Editor-in-Chief at Neo4j. He studied professional and creative writing for undergrad and has been freelancing for 7 years. Recently, he worked at an inbound marketing agency in Philadelphia as a copywriter before moving to California. When not working, he likes to spend his time working on his novel, looking for pickup soccer games and reading voraciously.
This past year has been a strong one for the Neo4j community on the (digital) airwaves – especially for podcast listeners. Members of the Neo4j community and wider graph ecosystem have been hard at work this year on some of the world's most pressing challenges, and a few graphistas also... read more
Welcome to this week's #GraphCast – our series featuring what you might have missed in Neo4j media from the past fortnight. Last time, our Staff Writer, Zaw Win Htet, highlighted the Graphs4Good GraphHack that worked on graph-powered solutions to the COVID-19 epidemic.. This week,... read more
Welcome to this week's #GraphCast – our series featuring what you might have missed in Neo4j media from the past fortnight. Last time, our Editorial Assistant, Zaw Win Htet, shared Amy Hodler's talk about the ethics and social values that should inform responsible AI. It's a great talk with... read more
It's a story too good not to tell: When you take a look back at everything that's happened in the Neo4j community over the past 10 years, it's amazing to see how far we've come. What the decade began, Neo4j was a small, shy, open source community clustered around a bunch of alpha geeks... read more
If you've never heard of the Graphistania podcast – hosted by Neo4j's very own Rik Van Bruggen – you've been missing out. In the course of the Graphistania podcast, Rik has interviewed some of the most interesting and innovative graph thinkers and practitioners across the globe. 2019 was... read more
Welcome to this week's #GraphCast – our series featuring what you might have missed in Neo4j media from the past fortnight. Last time, our News Editor, Jessica Baumgardner, featured our live interview on why not all graph databases are created equal. If you're shopping around for graph... read more
Welcome to this week's #GraphCast – our series featuring what you might have missed in Neo4j media from the past fortnight. Last time, our Editorial Assistant, Allison Wu, featured a great video series on Neo4j Bloom – the graph visualization tool that makes your data look straight-up... read more
Welcome to this week's #GraphCast – our series featuring what you might have missed in Neo4j media from the past fortnight. Last time, our Editorial Assistant, Allison Wu, spotlighted our classic video on better data and better decisions using graph technology. This week, I've... read more
"We tried recommendations at first with classic relational databases. It worked, but it was really slow," said Tim Hanssen, CTO and Founder of Mediaconnect. It’s 11 a.m. The festival tickets are on sale now. About 500,000 people rush the site. There are 200,000 tickets. How do you decide who... read more
Welcome to this week's #GraphCast – our series featuring what you might have missed in Neo4j media from the past fortnight. Last time, our Content & Media Associate, Allison Wu, unearthed our Intro to Graph Databases video series produced by Ryan Boyd. If you're new to graphs, it's the best... read more
"It was eye-popping to see the amount of good work people were doing with Neo4j," said Lloyd Byrd, Vice President of Application Development and Technology Solutions at Convergys (recently acquired by Concentrix). Complying with the EU’s General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) is... read more
"There are huge performance concerns running certain queries on data that is more connected," said Michael Wytock, CEO of Coshx. Technology consulting firm Coshx uses Neo4j whenever it sees a lot of database JOINs in a client’s current architecture, knowing performance will be greatly... read more
Welcome to this week's #GraphCast – our series featuring what you might have missed in Neo4j media from the past fortnight. Last time, I shared Karin Wolok's great summary video of how graph database technology is being used all across the globe. It's the best... read more
"Always ask why," said Stephen O'Grady, Co-Founder of Redmonk. When deciding what projects to take on, developers should consider the broader context and the implications of what they’re being asked to build. So says Stephen O’Grady from Redmonk, a developer-focused industry analyst firm... read more
Welcome to this week's #GraphCast – our series featuring what you might have missed in Neo4j media from the past fortnight. Last time, our Managing Editor, Jocelyn Hoppa, showed off the beautiful data visualization capabilities of Neo4j Bloom, in particular its ability to illustrate fraudulent... read more
"Graphs want to be visualized," said Sebastian Müller, CTO of yWorks. Developers are looking to understand the data in graph databases, explore it and create applications that offer interactive interfaces to that data. yWorks is a developer tool for creating visualizations of graph data. In... read more
"People are now moving from a project-based approach to adopting graphs to graphs as a platform for their technology," said Dan Woods, Principal Analyst at Early Adopter Research and Founder and CEO of Evolved Media. Enterprises face challenges in adopting graph technology, which represents a... read more
Welcome to this week's #GraphCast – our series featuring what you might have missed in Neo4j media from the past fortnight. Last time, I pointed out that we have an incredible Neo4j Online Meetup and that you're a square if you're missing out on it (seriously, just sign up). The particular... read more
"Graphs are transforming the way we approach our client conversations," said Dave Stevens, Distinguished Architect at DXC Technology. DXC Technology is a service provider, helping clients deal with massive shifts around digital disruption and digital transformation. Graph technology enables DXC... read more
"Literally within minutes or seconds, customers generate mobile device audiences at scale," said James Gray, Director of Product for Big Data at Phunware. Phunware’s mobile applications platform allows some of the biggest brands in the world to deliver great mobile experiences and reach mobile... read more
Welcome to this week's #GraphCast – our series featuring what you might have missed in Neo4j media from the past fortnight. Last week, our Managing Editor, Jocelyn Hoppa, highlighted a two-part series of how Neo4j and machine learning help human fact-checkers detect fake news. It's a great... read more
"Graphs have become very powerful, they're fundamental, and they're only becoming more and more important," said Dr. Steven Skiena, Director of the AI Institute at Stony Brook University. Graphs are a fundamental part of computer science, and they are only getting larger. Analyzing graphs using... read more
"Bad ideas are the gateway to the best ideas," said Hilary Mason, General Manager for Machine Learning at Cloudera. Problems that look impossible intrigue Mason, the founder of Fast Forward Labs (now Cloudera Fast Forward Labs). If clients only bring up obvious, good ideas, she worries that they... read more
Welcome to this week's #GraphCast – our series featuring what you might have missed in Neo4j media from the past fortnight. Last week, our Managing Editor, Jocelyn Hoppa, highlighted the similarities between the choose-your-own-adventure movie, Black Mirror: Bandersnatch and running decision... read more
Whether you're a brand-new graphista or an old-time vet, 2018 was a year that broke all records and expectations in the Neo4j ecosystem. In fact, some of our biggest news and announcements ever – as both a company and as a wider community – happened within the past year. Here are the... read more