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