A Journey to the Graph Side: How (& Why) the Former CTO of MariaDB Joined Neo4j [Interview]
By Bryce Merkl Sasaki
January 15, 2019|Reading time: 7 minutes
If you don’t know anything about MariaDB – and you’re reading a database blog remember – then you’re the exception. In 2018, MariaDB was the second-fastest-growing relational database (behind Postgres) and is a leading example of commercially supported open source… Read more →
Keywords: 5-minute interview • cto • graph algorithms • graph database • graph technology • MariaDB • MySQL • neo4j • open source • rdbms • relational database
Graph Algorithms in Neo4j: Minimum Weight Spanning Tree
By Jocelyn Hoppa
January 14, 2019|Reading time: 4 minutes
Graph algorithms provide the means to understand, model and predict complicated dynamics such as the flow of resources or information, the pathways through which contagions or network failures spread, and the influences on and resiliency of groups. This blog series… Read more →
Keywords: cypher • graph algorithms • Graph Analytics • graph database • Graph Search • Minimum Weight Spanning Tree • neo4j • pathfinding • telecom
This Week in Neo4j – Graph Layouts with Graph Algorithms and Machine Learning, Graphing the Floodlight Open Project data, Multi-Turn Conversational Voice Experiences with a Knowledge Graph
By Mark Needham
January 12, 2019|Reading time: 4 minutes
We’re almost half-way through January, so it must be time for another installment of This Week in Neo4j. It’s been a busy week as the community kicks back into action after the New Year’s hangover. Jennifer Reif is back with… Read more →
Keywords: amazon alexa • dimensionality reduction • graph algorithms • graph layout • Halin • Knowledge Graph • machine learning • Marvel Universe • monitoring • twin4j
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
Next-Gen Master Data Management Runs at the Speed of Now [Infographic]
By Jocelyn Hoppa
January 10, 2019|Reading time: 1 minute
Having a lot of data to mine from is a truly beautiful thing. But many businesses today struggle with data – especially as it grows and becomes more complex – that’s stored in different data repositories, not to mention different… Read more →
Keywords: data connections • data repositories • disconnected data • graph technology • Master Data Management
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
Graph Algorithms in Neo4j: All Pairs Shortest Path
By Jocelyn Hoppa
January 7, 2019|Reading time: 3 minutes
Graph algorithms provide the means to understand, model and predict complicated dynamics such as the flow of resources or information, the pathways through which contagions or network failures spread, and the influences on and resiliency of groups. This blog series… Read more →
Keywords: All Pairs Shortest Path • call routing • cypher • disease spread • graph algorithms • Graph Analytics • Graph Search • neo4j • network failure • pathfinding
#GraphCast: Bandersnatch Edition
By Jocelyn Hoppa
January 6, 2019|Reading time: 2 minutes
Welcome to this week’s #GraphCast – our new series featuring what you might have missed on the Neo4j YouTube channel. Last week, our Editor-in-Chief, Bryce Merkl Sasaki, decided to get geeked on graph theory proof of Euler’s formula, which highlights… Read more →
Keywords: Bandersnatch • complex workflows • Connected Data • decision trees • graph database • graph technology • Graph Theory • GraphCast • GraphConnect 2018 • neo4j • traversal
This Week in Neo4j – Anti-Money Laundering Investigation, Replicating The GitHub GraphQL API, Getting Started with machine learning on graphs
By Mark Needham
January 5, 2019|Reading time: 3 minutes
Happy New Year everybody, and welcome to our first version of TWIN4j of 2019. I’d only just got used to writing the year as 2018! This is traditionally a quiet week, but we’ve still got some good stuff for you… Read more →
Keywords: anti-money laundering • DeepMind • github • GraphQL • machine learning • Neo4j Community • real-time recommendations • twin4j
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
A Year in Review: Neo4j’s Biggest News & Announcements of 2018
By Bryce Merkl Sasaki
December 31, 2018|Reading time: 5 minutes
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… Read more →
Keywords: CFO • Connected Data • cypher • Data Visualization • Denise Persson • GQL • graph query language • graphconnect • Graphs4Good • Kettle • Matt Casters • Mike Asher • Neo4j Bloom • Neo4j Community • opencypher
The Top 10 Neo4j Videos of 2018
By Jocelyn Hoppa
December 28, 2018|Reading time: 3 minutes
Two things are certain in life: Taxes! And we’ve committed a lot to video this year. Ranking these 10 videos seemed wrong, as our video content features a wide range of subject matter. Who are we to say what’s best… Read more →
Keywords: Bloom • cypher • enterprise AI • GRANDstack • Graph Databases • graph visualization • Hilary Mason • knowledge graphs • machine learning • neo4j
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
#GraphCast: Euler’s Formula (a Graph Theory Proof)
By Bryce Merkl Sasaki
December 23, 2018|Reading time: 2 minutes
Welcome to this week’s #GraphCast – our fortnightly series featuring what you might have missed in AV media within the wider the world of graphs. Last #GraphCast, our Managing Editor, Jocelyn Hoppa, stole the video I was going to pick… Read more →
Keywords: Euler's characteristic formula • Euler's formula • graph database • graph duality • graph technology • Graph Theory • GraphCast • GraphTour • neo4j
KeneteK & LARUS Announce a New Graph Partnership
By Jocelyn Hoppa
December 20, 2018|Reading time: 6 minutes
In 2018, it’s been estimated that 80% of financial transactions still pass through a mainframe application, and in most enterprises, a mainframe app is still the center of most data propagation. This stat alone means companies struggle to find a… Read more →
Keywords: cypher • data propagation • digital transformation • grad model • Graph Databases • KeneteK • Larus • mainframe application • master data • neo4j
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
Graph Databases for Beginners: Native vs. Non-Native Graph Technology
By Bryce Merkl Sasaki
December 18, 2018|Reading time: 8 minutes
It’s a common figure of speech: “Jack of all trades, master of none.” The heart behind the phrase is that if you’re trying to be good at everything, you normally end up being sort of mediocre at a large number… Read more →
Keywords: Cassandra • database architecture • graph database • graph processing • graph storage • graph technology • index free adjacency • MySQL • native graph database • native graph technology
Graph Algorithms in Neo4j: Single Source Shortest Path
By Jocelyn Hoppa
December 17, 2018|Reading time: 3 minutes
Graph algorithms provide the means to understand, model and predict complicated dynamics such as the flow of resources or information, the pathways through which contagions or network failures spread, and the influences on and resiliency of groups. This blog series… Read more →
Keywords: cypher • Dijkstra's algorithm • graph algorithms • Graph Analytics • Graph Search • Open Shortest Path First • pathfinding • shortest path • Single Source Shortest Path • telecom
This Week in Neo4j – Crime Investigation Sandbox, GraphQL to Cypher transpiler for the JVM, Exploring Yelp with Graph Algorithms
By Mark Needham
December 15, 2018|Reading time: 4 minutes
Welcome to This Week in Neo4j where I share the most interesting things I found in our community over the last seven days. This week Will and I previewed the Applied Graph Algorithms training, Joe Depeau launched the Crime Investigation… Read more →
Keywords: cypher • GRANDstack • graph algorithms • graph modeling • GraphQL • jaccard • Neo4j Community • POLE • stackoverflow • twin4j
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
It’s High Time Neo4j Had a CFO – Here’s Who We Chose [Interview]
By Bryce Merkl Sasaki
December 13, 2018|Reading time: 8 minutes
Just yesterday, I got to announce the addition of Denise Persson – CMO at Snowflake – to the Neo4j Board of Directors. Today, I get to announce another incredibly important executive appointment: Mike Asher has joined Neo4j as our inaugural… Read more →
Keywords: 5-minute interview • Amazon • CFO • Connected Data • Graph Databases • graph technology • Microsoft • Mike Asher • neo4j • Silicon Valley
Please Welcome Denise Persson – CMO at Snowflake – to the Neo4j Board [Interview]
By Bryce Merkl Sasaki
December 11, 2018|Reading time: 8 minutes
It is my pleasure to introduce the newest member of the Neo4j Board of Directors: Denise Persson. Denise is the Chief Marketing Officer at Snowflake Computing, one of the hottest companies in the data space – and like Neo4j, also… Read more →
Keywords: 5-minute interview • Connected Data • Denise Persson • Graph Data • graph database • graph technology • neo4j • Neo4j board • Silicon Valley • Snowflake
Graph Databases for Beginners: Other Graph Technologies
By Bryce Merkl Sasaki
|Reading time: 7 minutes
Back in the day (when Prussia was still a thing), Königsberg must have been a really boring place. That’s because the definition of fun in Königsberg was to walk around the city’s seven bridges and find a path that only… Read more →
Keywords: data model • graph database • graph technology • hypergraph • native graph database • nosql • nosql database • property graph • RDF • Triple Store
Graph Algorithms in Neo4j: Shortest Path
By Jocelyn Hoppa
December 10, 2018|Reading time: 3 minutes
Graph algorithms provide the means to understand, model and predict complicated dynamics such as the flow of resources or information, the pathways through which contagions or network failures spread, and the influences on and resiliency of groups. This blog series… Read more →
Keywords: cypher • Dijkstra's algorithm • Google Maps • graph algorithms • Graph Analytics • Graph Search • pathfinding • shortest path • Social Networks • web mapping tools
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