Graphs in Government: The U.S. Army
By Jocelyn Hoppa
May 6, 2019 3 mins read
The use cases for a graph database in government are endless. Graphs are versatile and dynamic. They are the key to solving the challenges you face in fulfilling your mission. Using real-world government use cases, this blog series explains how… Read more →
Keywords: analytics platform • cost management • government • government agencies • graph database • logistics • neo4j • supply chain • supply chain management • u.s. army
Connecting Compliance: 5-Minute Interview with Christian Tsambikakis
By Jocelyn Hoppa
May 3, 2019 2 mins read
Check out this 5-minute interview with Christian Tsambikakis, CEO of KERBEROS Compliance and learn how they use Neo4j for their compliance solution.
Keywords: 5-minute interview • anti-money laundering • Christian Tsambikakis • compliance • financial services • graph database • Kerberos • neo4j • Structr
Transforming the Enterprise: AI at Scale with Neo4j
By Jocelyn Hoppa
April 24, 2019 21 mins read
Discover how Ernst and Young takes advantage of graph-driven enterprise AI and machine learning to develop stronger fraud-detection and customer 360 mapping tools.
Keywords: AI at scale • customer 360 • enterprise AI • fraud detection • Graph Analytics • graph database • graph learning • graph recommendation engine • graphconnect • machine learning
More Data, More Visualizations: 5-Minute Interview with Sebastian Müller
By Jocelyn Hoppa
April 19, 2019 3 mins read
Check out this 5-minute interview with Sebastian Müller, CTO of yWorks, creators of a developer tool for visualizations of graph data.
Keywords: 5-minute interview • developer tools • graph technology • graph visualization • graphconnect • Neo4j Bloom • Sebastian Müller • yWorks
Here’s How the Neo4j Community Celebrated Global Graph Celebration Day!
By Jocelyn Hoppa
April 18, 2019 11 mins read
To honor of the Swiss mathematician and inventor of graph theory, Leonhard Euler, the Neo4j community held events all over the world to gather and celebrate the day of his birth, April 15th. If you didn’t get a chance to… Read more →
Keywords: Global Graph Celebration Day • graph database • Graph Theory • Leonhard Euler • neo4j • Neo4j Community
BloodHound: How Graphs Changed the Way Hackers Attack
By Jocelyn Hoppa
April 17, 2019 16 mins read
Read this blog to learn how graphs revolutionized how hackers attack, and how SpecterOps uses Neo4j to access a company’s cybersecurity measures.
Keywords: Active Directory • adversary resilience • bloodhound • cybersecurity • Graph Theory • graphconnect • javascript • Mimikatz • neo4j • situational awareness
Where Graph Technology & Supply Chain Transparency Meet Corporate Social Responsibility
By Jocelyn Hoppa
April 16, 2019 3 mins read
Improve your supply chain transparency to meet consumer demand forcorporate social responsiblity with Neo4j graph technology and Transparency-One.
Keywords: corporate social responsibility • graph technology • neo4j • supplier management • supply chain transparency • supply chains • transparency-one
Real-Time Data Lineage at UBS
By Jocelyn Hoppa
April 11, 2019 15 mins read
Editor’s Note: This presentation was given by Wren Chan and Sidharth Goyal at GraphConnect New York in October 2017. Presentation Summary UBS set out to create a real-time data lineage tool in response to the new BCBS 239 regulations, which… Read more →
Keywords: APOC • BCBS 239 • cypher • data governance • data lineage generation • graph transformation • graphconnect • Group Data Dictionary • real-time data lineage • UBS
Mapping Product DNA: 5-Minute Interview with Ann Grubbs
By Jocelyn Hoppa
April 5, 2019 3 mins read
“Data is meaningless if you don’t know how to connect it,” said Ann Grubbs, Chief Data Engineer at Lockheed Martin Space. Lockheed Martin Space builds satellites, following the entire product lifecycle, from proposals to engineering and design to procurement and… Read more →
Keywords: 5-minute interview • Ann Grubbs • Data Engineer • etl • graph database • graph technology • Lockheed Martin Space • Master Data Management • MDM • product DNA
Announcing the Neo4j Speaker Program: Get Paid to Speak at Conferences Around the World
By Jocelyn Hoppa
April 2, 2019 3 mins read
The graph database industry is kind of exploding (as you likely already know if you’re reading this). The Neo4j community is rife with graph enthusiasts eager to share their knowledge gained from experiences with implementing graphs for a variety of… Read more →
Keywords: Graph Databases • graph technology • Neo4j Community • Neo4j Speaker Program • technology conferences
Applying Graphs to Enterprise Media Asset Management
By Jocelyn Hoppa
March 28, 2019 10 mins read
Editor’s Note: This presentation was given by Brant Boehmann and Chris Goodacre at GraphConnect New York in October 2017. Presentation Summary Scripps Networks Interactive is a leading developer of engaging lifestyle content in the home, food and travel categories for… Read more →
Keywords: AWS • cypher • digital asset management • enterprise media asset management • graph database • graphconnect • LDAP • nosql • Scripps Networks Interactive
Exploring Inherent Connections: 5-Minute Interview with Dr. Alexander Jarasch
By Jocelyn Hoppa
March 22, 2019 2 mins read
“When I saw Neo4j the first time, I was overwhelmed by how easy it is to connect different types of data,” said Dr. Alexander Jarasch, Head of Data and Knowledge Management at the German Center for Diabetes Research. Diabetes is… Read more →
Keywords: 5-minute interview • Connected Data • cypher • data model • Diabetes Research • Dr. Alexander Jarasch • graph database • graph technology • Knowledge Graph • neo4j
The Future of Data Visualization
By Jocelyn Hoppa
March 20, 2019 7 mins read
Editor’s Note: This presentation was given by Brendan Madden at GraphConnect New York in October 2017. Presentation Summary Tom Sawyer Software is a graph data visualization tool that was founded long before graph databases first hit the market. But with… Read more →
Keywords: Big Data • cypher • data integration • data synchronization • Data Visualization • graph visualization • graphconnect • property graph • tom sawyer
This Week in Neo4j – Neo4j Joins GraphQL Foundation as a Founding Member, Desktop Graph Analytics, Revamped Intro to Neo4j Training Course
By Mark Needham
March 16, 2019 5 mins read
This Neo4j community has had another busy week. We launched a revamped Intro to Neo4j online course, available for the bargain price of $0. Irfan Karaca and I had fun showing off Neuler – a Graph App that lets you… Read more →
Keywords: graph algorithms • GraphQL • GraphQL Foundation • Kubernetes • neo4j training • Neuler • spatial • twin4j • Uber H3
Dimensions of Digital Transformation: 5-Minute Interview with Dave Stevens
By Jocelyn Hoppa
March 15, 2019 4 mins read
“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 →
Keywords: 5-minute interview • Dave Stevens • digital disruption • digital transformation • DXC Technology • graph database • graph technology • graph virtualization • microservices • native graph database
Sentiment and Social Network Analysis
By Jocelyn Hoppa
March 13, 2019 13 mins read
Editor’s Note: This presentation was given by Laura Drummer at GraphConnect New York in November 2017. Presentation Summary Traditional social network analysis is performed on a series of nodes and edges, generally gleaned from metadata about interactions between several actors… Read more →
Keywords: communications data • cyber analytics • document term matrix • graphconnect • NMF • Novetta • social network analysis • social network map • SocialBee • topic modeling
Graph V-Day (Graph Visualization Day) Recap
By Jocelyn Hoppa
March 10, 2019 10 mins read
In light of February’s holiday of love (Valentine’s Day), we asked our community to share the graph visualizations they loved the most. Valentine’s Day became Graph Visualization Day! The response was incredible and the data visualizations were truly remarkable, and… Read more →
Keywords: cypher • Data Visualization • digital transformation • Graph Databases • graph visualization day • neo4j • Neo4j Bloom
Bringing Wonder to Data: 5-Minute Interview with Weidong Yang
By Jocelyn Hoppa
March 8, 2019 5 mins read
“It was an aha moment. Integrating our solution with Neo4j allowed us to focus on the critical things we do well, visualization and interactivity,” said Weidong Yang, CEO of Kineviz. San Francisco-based Kineviz believes that working with data is often… Read more →
Keywords: 3D visualization • 5-minute interview • graph database • graph technology • graph visualization • high-dimensional data • Kineviz • labeled property graph • neo4j • Weidong Yang
Mobile Experiences at Scale: 5-Minute Interview with James Gray
By Jocelyn Hoppa
March 1, 2019 3 mins read
“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… Read more →
Keywords: 5-minute interview • Big Data • geolocation data • graph database • Knowledge Graph • Mobile Applications • mobile experiences • mobile targeting • neo4j • Phunware
Simplifying Identity Management: 5-Minute Interview with Alex Babeanu
By Jocelyn Hoppa
February 22, 2019 3 mins read
“We’ve tried using LDAP. We’ve tried using SQL databases. It’s just a nightmare to be honest,” said Alex Babeanu, Identity Solutions Architect at Nulli. With smartphones, online services, smart devices, the number of identities that must be managed is exploding,… Read more →
Keywords: 5-minute interview • access management • ai • Alex Babeanu • cypher • graph database • identity management • IoT • neo4j • SQL databases
Mapping Ontologies in Graphs for Personalization
By Jocelyn Hoppa
February 20, 2019 14 mins read
Editor’s Note: This presentation was given by Irene Iriarte-Carretero at GraphConnect San Francisco in October 2016. Presentation Summary Gousto is a UK-based recipe box service that uses Neo4j to map recipe ontologies so it can provide more personalized recommendations to… Read more →
Keywords: collaborative filtering • content-based filtering • customer journey • gousto • graph ontology • graphconnect • hybrid recommender system • LightFM • Personalization • Recommendation Engine
The Fabric of DevOps: Using Neo4j to Manage Site Infrastructure
By Jocelyn Hoppa
February 13, 2019 5 mins read
Editor’s Note: This presentation was given by Ashley Sun at GraphConnect NYC in October 2017. Presentation Summary LendingClub runs 400+ microservices that comprise its online marketplace lending platform, the largest in America. Every one of these services has been developed,… Read more →
Keywords: AWS • deployment automation • DevOps • graph visualization • graphconnect • infrastructure mapping • LendingClub • Mercator • microservices • neo4j
DeepWalk: 5-Minute Interview with Dr. Steven Skiena
By Jocelyn Hoppa
February 8, 2019 4 mins read
“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… Read more →
Keywords: 5-minute interview • data science • DeepWalk • Dr. Steven Skiena • graph algorithms • graph embedding • machine learning • Social Networks • Stony Brook University • word2vec
Leveraging Data Science Tools for Fraud Investigation
By Jocelyn Hoppa
February 6, 2019 15 mins read
Editor’s Note: This presentation was given by Paul Starrett at GraphConnect New York in October 2017. Presentation Summary This blog focuses on how to take advantage of certain actively used data-science tools synergistically, and how to use a graph database… Read more →
Keywords: Big Data • data science • fraud • Graph Visualizations • graphconnect • machine learning • natural language processing • predictive analytics • private investigator • structured data
Agile Open Source Intelligence: 5-Minute Interview with Frederick Kagan
By Jocelyn Hoppa
February 1, 2019 7 mins read
“One thing that a relational database isn’t, is relational ,” said Frederick Kagan, Director of the Critical Threats Project at the American Enterprise Institute. All intelligence organizations are interested in seeing data connections and traversing networks. The Critical Threats Project… Read more →
Keywords: 5-minute interview • cypher • Frederick Kagan • graph technology • Intelligence • intelligence analytical systems • ontologies • python • relational database • sql