Social Power, Operational Ease: 5-Minute Interview with David Fox, Software Engineer at Adobe
By Jocelyn Hoppa
January 11, 2019|Reading time: 3 minutes
“We were able to go from 48 Cassandra instances to three Neo4j instances. Going into the project, we weren’t sure whether that was going to be possible,” said David Fox, Software Engineer at Adobe. Adobe runs Behance, a social network… Read more →
Keywords: 5-minute interview • activity feed • Adobe • Behance • Cassandra • David Fox • Graph Databases • machine learning • Neo4j Community • social network
Mastering Highly Distributed Architecture
By Jocelyn Hoppa
January 9, 2019|Reading time: 12 minutes
Editor’s Note: This presentation was given by Thomas Lawrence at GraphConnect New York in October 2017. Presentation Summary Amadeus is one of the largest software companies in the world. The following post explores how the company built their YAC visualizer,… Read more →
Keywords: amadeus • data architecture • data cartography • GDPR • GDPR Compliance • graph database • graph visualization • graphconnect • Keylines • neo4j
Moving From the Static Grid to the Virtualized Graph Database
By Jocelyn Hoppa
January 3, 2019|Reading time: 14 minutes
Editor’s Note: This presentation was given by Aaron Wallace and Andrew Chumney at GraphConnect New York City in 2017. Presentation Summary The adoption of the European Union’s GDPR regulation in May of 2018 has forever changed the way enterprises have… Read more →
Keywords: enterprise metadata • GDPR • GDPR Compliance • graph database • graphconnect • Master Data Management • metadata model • natural language processing • Pitney Bowes • single customer view
The Top 10 Neo4j Podcasts of 2018
By Bryce Merkl Sasaki
December 27, 2018|Reading time: 3 minutes
Since March 2015, Neo4j VP Rik Van Bruggen has been hosting the Graphistania podcast, covering the wonderful world of graph database technology and interviewing some of the most interesting graph thinkers and developers from across the globe. If you’re new… Read more →
Keywords: data science • emil eifrem • Graphistania • Kettle • natural language processing • Neo4j Community • real-time recommendation engine • social network analysis • spring data neo4j • telecom
7 Seriously Awesome Neo4j Blogs from 2018
By Jocelyn Hoppa
December 26, 2018|Reading time: 4 minutes
We all know no one really reads these intros to year-end listicles, so we’ll keep it brief and just say this: thank you to you for reading. We are incredibly grateful to everyone who has visited the Neo4j blog in… Read more →
Keywords: cypher • Graph Algorithm • Graph Databases • graph technology • microservices • neo4j • Neo4j Community • open data • Russian Twitter trolls • textual data
Announcing the Neo4j GraphTour in 8+ Cities Worldwide
By Bryce Merkl Sasaki
December 19, 2018|Reading time: 3 minutes
Starting this February, Neo4j is coming to a city near you to deliver a full day of sessions on how graph database technology is revolutionizing the modern enterprise. The GraphTour Basics This one-day local event will teach you all you… Read more →
Keywords: Connected Data • cypher • data integration • Graph Analytics • graph database • graph technology • graphconnect • GraphTour • neo4j • Neo4j Community
The Evolution and Future of Graph Technology: Intelligent Systems
By Jocelyn Hoppa
December 14, 2018|Reading time: 5 minutes
The field of graph technology has developed rapidly in recent years. From the beginnings of the Neo4j graph database – released almost nine years ago in version 1.0 – up to the latest version (and also the developments of other… Read more →
Keywords: ai • big data solution • GQL • graph database • graph query language • graph technology • Intelligent Systems • ML • neo4j • nlp • sql
Intelligent Recommendation Engine for Financial Analysts
By Jocelyn Hoppa
December 7, 2018|Reading time: 7 minutes
Editor’s Note: This presentation was given by Geoffrey Horrell at GraphConnect New York in October 2017. Presentation Summary Thomson Reuters has been collecting data for the last 150 years. It became clear that its financial analysis custers were struggling with… Read more →
Keywords: Data Relationships • financial analysis • financial data insight • graph database • graphconnect • Knowledge Graph • natural language processing • property graph • Recommendation Engine • Thomson Reuters
Evaluating Investor Performance Using Neo4j, GraphXR and ML
By Jocelyn Hoppa
December 6, 2018|Reading time: 6 minutes
[Editor’s Note: The blog post and project is the result of a group of graduate students in the M.S. Business Analytics program at Santa Clara University. Learn more about these awesome folks below!] Venture capital has become an increasingly popular… Read more →
Keywords: Data Visualization • graph database • graph filtering • graphical software • GraphXR • Kineviz • machine learning algorithm • machine learning analysis • neo4j • property graph
(hackathon)-[:AT]->(stackoverflowoffices)
By Jocelyn Hoppa
December 5, 2018|Reading time: 6 minutes
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
Flexible Data Pipelines: 5-Minute Interview with Pat Patterson, Technical Director, StreamSets
By Jocelyn Hoppa
November 23, 2018|Reading time: 2 minutes
“With Neo4j, we can run analyses across relationships. These analyses are not feasible or even possible when the data is spread out among different systems,” said Pat Patterson, Technical Director, StreamSets. In this week’s five-minute interview, we discuss how StreamSets… Read more →
Keywords: 5-minute interview • Big Data • data pipelines • etl • graph technology • graphconnect • Master Data Management • neo4j • relational database • streaming data
Journey Planning… And Why I Love Cypher
By Jocelyn Hoppa
November 21, 2018|Reading time: 7 minutes
Editor’s Note: This presentation was given by Adam Cowley at GraphConnect Europe in May 2017. Presentation Summary Adam Cowley wanted to create a door-to-door journey-planning tool with Cypher that would allow him to accurately map a trip via train, bus,… Read more →
Keywords: bus route • cypher • graph database • graph traversal • graphconnect • index free adjacency • journey planning • neo4j • train journey • trip planning
Creating a Data Distribution Knowledge Base Using Neo4j
By Jocelyn Hoppa
November 14, 2018|Reading time: 10 minutes
Editor’s Note: This presentation was given by Syed Haniff at GraphConnect Europe in May 2017. Presentation Summary UBS bank was relying on a data distribution model that was no longer serving its internal consumers, largely because it required its users… Read more →
Keywords: data distribution platform • data insights • data lineage • graph database • graphconnect • knowledge base • metadata • neo4j • reference data • UBS
New Features, Now: 5-Minute Interview with Mark Hashimoto, Senior Director of Engineering, Digital Home at Comcast
By Jocelyn Hoppa
November 9, 2018|Reading time: 3 minutes
“One of the most surprising things I’ve seen with Neo4j is the speed at which we’re able to innovate and deliver features to our customers,” said Mark Hashimoto, Senior Director of Engineering, Digital Home at Comcast. In this week’s five-minute… Read more →
Keywords: 5-minute interview • Comcast • data fabric • digital home • graph data model • Graph Databases • graph technology • graphconnect • IoT • Universal Studios • XFINITY
Xfinity xFi & User Personalization with Graphs
By Jocelyn Hoppa
November 7, 2018|Reading time: 2 minutes
Editor’s Note: This presentation was given by Jessica Lowing at GraphConnect New York in September 2017. Presentation Summary We’ve come a long way towards making our homes smarter – but we still have a long way to go. Many of… Read more →
Keywords: Comcast • connected home • graphconnect • GraphQL • native graph database • profile graph • semantic relationships • smart home • User Personalization • XFINITY xFi
How to Know What You Know:
5-Minute Interview with Dr. Alessandro Negro, Chief Scientist at GraphAware
By Jocelyn Hoppa
November 2, 2018|Reading time: 4 minutes
“I want to know what I know. That describes what knowledge graphs do for companies,” said Dr. Alessandro Negro, Chief Scientist at GraphAware. In this week’s five-minute interview, we discuss how GraphAware uses natural language processing to help companies gain… Read more →
Keywords: 5-minute interview • data model • fraud detection • graph algorithms • graph technology • Knowledge Graph • machine learning • natural language processing • Recommendation Engine • textual data
Graphs in Time and Space: A Visual Example
By Jocelyn Hoppa
October 31, 2018|Reading time: 7 minutes
Editor’s Note: This presentation was given by Dan Williams at GraphConnect Europe in May 2017. Presentation Summary Graph databases are helping to solve some of today’s most pressing challenges. From managing critical infrastructure and understanding cyber threats to detecting fraud,… Read more →
Keywords: Cambridge Intelligence • data insights • Data Visualization • graph data visualization • graph database • graph topology • graph visualization • graphconnect • Keylines
If You Build It They Will Come: Starting a GraphDB Meetup Where There Is None
By Jocelyn Hoppa
October 30, 2018|Reading time: 4 minutes
About seven years ago, I came across Neo4j while trying to find a way to visually represent stored information and make connections like the human brain does. At the time, I only really needed to build an awesome recommendation engine… Read more →
Keywords: DataPhilly • Graph Databases • graph technology • GraphDB meetup • neo4j • nosql
Interchangeable Parts: 5-Minute Interview with Preston Hendrickson, Principal Systems Analyst at CALIBRE
By Jocelyn Hoppa
October 26, 2018|Reading time: 3 minutes
“It’s easy to teach people to use Neo4j. It’s hands-on training, not death by PowerPoint,” said Preston Hendrickson, Principal Systems Analyst at CALIBRE. CALIBRE works with large government customers, including the U.S. Army, where maintenance, operation and support costs of… Read more →
Keywords: 5-minute interview • data retrieval • data science • dynamic SQL • Graph Databases • nosql • python • rdbms • recursive SQL • sql queries
NLP at Scale for Maintenance and Supply Chain Management
By Jocelyn Hoppa
October 24, 2018|Reading time: 14 minutes
Editor’s Note: This presentation was given by Ryan Chandler at GraphConnect New York in October 2017. Presentation Summary Caterpillar is a 90-year-old company that manufactures large industrial machinery, including some autonomous vehicles. For the last decade, the company has been… Read more →
Keywords: artificial intelligence • Caterpillar • cypher • graph database • graph query • graphconnect • knowledge representation • machine learning • natural language processing • supply chain management
Chip Design on Graphs: 5-Minute Interview with Chuck Calio, Offering Manager, IBM PowerAI
By Jocelyn Hoppa
October 19, 2018|Reading time: 3 minutes
We use Neo4j to design our next-generation Power chips, said Chuck Calio, Offering Manager IBM PowerAI at IBM. The future of graph technology is in AI, but it’s not the only use case. From designing hardware (naturally a graph) to… Read more →
Keywords: 5-minute interview • ai • dynamic pricing • graph algorithms • graph database • graph technology • machine learning • Master Data Management • nosql • Recommendation Engine
Decyphering Your Graph Model
By Jocelyn Hoppa
October 17, 2018|Reading time: 7 minutes
Editor’s Note: This presentation was given by Dom Davis at GraphConnect Europe in May 2017. Presentation Summary Graphs really are everywhere, and building your graph database model from the highest possible vantage point using natural language – and the language… Read more →
Keywords: configuration management database • cypher • graph database • graph database model • graph model • graphconnect • natural language model • neo4j • property graph • relational database
Enterprise AI for IT Ops: 5-Minute Interview with Clayton Ching, Global Head of Customer Success at Digitate
By Jocelyn Hoppa
October 12, 2018|Reading time: 4 minutes
“I believe everyone in the IT ops space is going to have to implement graph data a lot sooner than they think,” said Clayton Ching, Global Head of Customer Success at Digitate. IT operations is complex, with thousands of systems… Read more →
Keywords: 5-minute interview • ai • enterprise applications • graph database • graph technology • it infrastructure • IT ops • nosql • Relational Databases • SAP ERP
Knowledge Graph Search with Elasticsearch and Neo4j
By Jocelyn Hoppa
October 9, 2018|Reading time: 17 minutes
Editor’s Note: This presentation was given by Luanne Misquitta and Alessandro Negro at GraphConnect New York in October 2017. Presentation Summary Knowledge graphs are key to delivering relevant search results to users, meeting the four criteria for relevance, which include… Read more →
Keywords: Connected Data • ecommerce • elasticsearch • graphconnect • Knowledge Graph • machine learning • Master Data Management • natural language processing • Recommendation Engine
Graphs Are Game-Changing for Cybersecurity: 5-Minute Interview with Eric Spiegelberg, Senior Consultant at GraphAware
By Jocelyn Hoppa
October 5, 2018|Reading time: 4 minutes
“Cyber threat intelligence is high volume, unstructured and highly related. That last attribute makes it great for graphs,” said Eric Spiegelberg, Senior Consultant at GraphAware. In this week’s five-minute interview (conducted at GraphConnect New York), we discuss GraphAware’s work on… Read more →
Keywords: 5-minute interview • cyber threat • cybersecurity • graph database • graph technology • GraphAware • graphconnect • natural language processing • nlp • Panama Papers
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