Fraud Prevention with Neo4j: A 5-Minute Overview
By Bryce Merkl Sasaki
April 21, 2017 5 mins read
Fraud is becoming increasingly difficult to discover and prevent as fraudsters are increasingly employing complex techniques and advanced technologies to perpetrate fraud. Who Are Today’s Fraudsters? Today, fraudsters are organized in groups, possess synthetic or manufactured identities – which in… Read more →
Keywords: credit card fraud • data science • ecommerce fraud • financial services • fraud detection • fraud pattern • fraud prevention • Fraud Rings • Insurance Fraud • pattern analysis
The 5-Minute Interview: Scott Grimes, Senior Director of Revenue Management at Marriott International
By Rachel Howard
April 7, 2017 6 mins read
“With Neo4j, we’ve been able to take our average processing time from over four minutes to about 13 seconds,” said Scott Grimes, Senior Director of Revenue Management at Marriott International. When Marriott customers search for hotel rooms for certain dates… Read more →
Keywords: 5-minute interview • cypher • Marriott • neo4j • Oracle RDBMS • pricing engine • pricing strategy • relational database • revenue management • sql
The 5-Minute Interview: Peter Walker, Project Manager at Cisco
By Rachel Howard
March 31, 2017 3 mins read
“We tried doing our work with RDBMS, but found that the queries were just going too slowly,” said Peter Walker, Project Manager at Cisco. Peter and his team were looking for way to mine customer support case notes and find… Read more →
Keywords: 5-minute interview • Cisco • customer support • data mining • Data Relationships • data relevancy • graphconnect • Oracle RDBMS • rdbms • Return Merchandise Authorization
The Impact of Graph-Powered Business Leader Social Networks
By Rachel Howard
March 22, 2017 7 mins read
Editor’s Note: This presentation was given by Tilo Walter at GraphConnect Europe in April 2016. Here’s a quick review of what he covered: How to use graphs to leverage and navigate business leader social networks Combining Kantwert and Neo4j to… Read more →
Keywords: apache solr • apache spark • cypher • graph visualization • graphconnect • Keylines • microservices • Oracle RDBMS • PostgreSQL • social network
The 5-Minute Interview: Wouter Crooy, Technical Lead at albumprinter(Albelli)
By Rachel Howard
February 17, 2017 3 mins read
“Neo4j stood out of the NoSQL movement as having all the advantages of traditional relational databases,” said Wouter Crooy, Technical Lead at albumprinter. While relational databases work well for some use cases, albumprinter relies on a polyglot persistence architecture to… Read more →
Keywords: 5-minute interview • Albelli • albumprinter • data model • graph database • neo4j • nosql • polyglot persistence • Recommendation Engine • relational database
From the Neo4j Community: January 2017
By Rachel Howard
February 14, 2017 5 mins read
The year is off to a great start when to comes to the Neo4j community. If this month is any indication of what’s to come, then we know that 2017 will be a big year for Neo4j projects, drivers and… Read more →
Keywords: apache spark • cypher • docker • GraphX • IBM POWER8 • Neo4j Community • Panama Papers • python • sql • TrumpWorld
The 5-Minute Interview: John Swain, Data Science Product Manager at Right Relevance
By Rachel Howard
February 10, 2017 3 mins read
“When I initially chose Neo4j, it was a startup project. I found it extremely useful and easy to use, and immediately realized it was the way we wanted to develop,” says John Swain, Product Manager for Data Science and Data… Read more →
Keywords: 5-minute interview • APOC • betweenness centrality • Brexit • graph algorithms • machine learning • PageRank • RNeo4j • sql • US presidential election
Oracle RDBMS + Neo4j: Migrate All the Data into Neo4j
By Bryce Merkl Sasaki
January 31, 2017 4 mins read
There are many use cases and scenarios where it makes sense to use Oracle RDBMS in tandem with the Neo4j graph database, whether you’re migrating a subset of data or constantly syncing both graph and relational datasets. However, sometimes circumstances… Read more →
Keywords: graph database • neo4j • Oracle • Oracle RDBMS • product data management • rdbms • SAP • schleich • Structr • supply chain management
Couchbase & JDBC Integrations for Neo4j 3.x
By Bryce Merkl Sasaki
November 22, 2016 4 mins read
Editor’s Note: This presentation was given by Lorenzo Speranzoni at GraphConnect Europe in April 2016. Here’s a quick review of what he covered: Converting JSON documents into nodes Couchbase integration architecture How the JDBC driver makes use of the Bolt… Read more →
Keywords: bolt • Couchbase • fraud detection • graph database • graphconnect • jdbc • json • neo4j 3.0 • Recommendation Engine • Spotify
Oracle RDBMS + Neo4j: Migrate or Sync a Subset of Data
By Bryce Merkl Sasaki
November 21, 2016 3 mins read
There are several ways that Neo4j can work with Oracle RDBMS (or any other RDBMS). The approach you take depends on what your enterprise is trying to achieve. In this Neo4j and Oracle blog series, we’ll explore how these two… Read more →
Keywords: ACID • apache kafka • cypher • etl • neo4j • Oracle • Oracle GoldenGate • Oracle RDBMS • rdbms • Solr
3 Advantages of Using Neo4j Alongside Oracle RDBMS
By Bryce Merkl Sasaki
November 14, 2016 3 mins read
The rising popularity of graph databases is a trend that developers and data architects can no longer ignore. At the same time, well-established relational database management systems (RDBMS) like Oracle aren’t going anywhere soon. Oracle RDBMS is the backbone of… Read more →
Keywords: Connected Data • graph database • neo4j • Oracle • Oracle RDBMS • polyglot persistence • query performance • rdbms • relational database • sql
The 5-Minute Interview: Tim Williamson, Data Scientist, Monsanto
By Bryce Merkl Sasaki
November 11, 2016 10 mins read
For this week’s 5-Minute Interview, I sat down with Tim Williamson, a Data Scientist at Monsanto. I interviewed Tim at GraphConnect San Francisco after his popular presentation: “Graphs Are Feeding the World.” Tell us a little bit about your role… Read more →
Keywords: 5-minute interview • apache kafka • Big Data • cypher • data modeling • graphconnect • Oracle • relational database • Titan
NoSQL Polyglot Persistence: Tools and Integrations with Neo4j
By Rachel Howard
November 9, 2016 9 mins read
Editor’s Note: This presentation was given by William Lyon at GraphConnect Europe in April 2016. Here’s a quick review of what he covered: Why polyglot persistence? How to keep data consistent across platforms The new, powerful integration tools introduced by… Read more →
Keywords: bolt • cypher • docker • document database • graphconnect • MongoDB • nosql • polyglot persistence • Redis • relational database
How Neo4j Co-exists with Oracle RDBMS: An Introduction to Graphs
By Bryce Merkl Sasaki
November 7, 2016 4 mins read
Let’s be honest. No one can argue about the value of the Oracle RDBMS database. Oracle is and continues to be the mainstay for enterprise applications. However, another – but not contradictory – truth remains: IT organizations need capabilities beyond… Read more →
Keywords: ACID • data model • graph data model • graph database • Master Data Management • neo4j • Oracle • Oracle RDBMS • rdbms • relational database
How Scribestar Uses Neo4j for Faster Coding Cycles
By Bryce Merkl Sasaki
October 24, 2016 10 mins read
Editor’s Note: This presentation was given by Srinivas Suravarapu at GraphConnect Europe in April 2016. Here’s a quick review of what he covered: Perfecting your database architecture The Scribestar domain model Building versioning into the data store Tricks and tips… Read more →
Keywords: .NET • content management system • cypher • data model • database architecture • document store • graphconnect • neo4j • polyglot persistence • RavenFS
Neo4j with Scala: Migrate Data from Other Databases to Neo4j [Community Post]
By Bryce Merkl Sasaki
October 18, 2016 2 mins read
[As community content, this post reflects the views and opinions of the particular author and does not necessarily reflect the official stance of Neo4j. This was originally posted on the Knoldus blog and was used with permission.] Editor’s Note: For… Read more →
Keywords: AnormCypher • APOC • Cassandra • data migration • graph database • MySQL • neo4j • Oracle • PostgreSQL • scala
Introducing GraphAware Databridge: Graph Data Import Made Simple
By Bryce Merkl Sasaki
October 6, 2016 9 mins read
GraphAware is a Gold sponsor of GraphConnect San Francisco. Meet their team on October 13-14th at the Hyatt Regency SF. Introduction Until now, Neo4j users wanting to import data into Neo4j have been faced with two choices: Create Cypher statements… Read more →
Keywords: csv • cypher • data import • etl • GraphAware • jdbc • json • Microsoft SQL Server • Oracle • relational database
Introducing the Newest RDBMS-to-Neo4j ETL Tool
By Bryce Merkl Sasaki
September 27, 2016 10 mins read
Introduction The Neo4j team is beginning to work on better ways of integrating Neo4j with other data management systems and data sources. A common case is the need to import data from existing databases, either to seed a new Neo4j… Read more →
Keywords: composite key • data management • ER diagram • etl • Extract Transform Load • graph data model • graph database • integration • MySQL • MySQL integration
APOC: Database Integration, Import and Export with Awesome Procedures On Cypher
By Bryce Merkl Sasaki
August 31, 2016 11 mins read
If you haven’t seen the first part of this series, make sure to check out the first article to get an introduction to Neo4j’s user defined procedures and check out our APOC procedure library. New APOC Release First of all… Read more →
Keywords: APOC • Cassandra • cypher • database integration • elasticsearch • Gephi • GraphML • jdbc • MongoDB • relational database
Data Management in Systems Biology and Medicine
By Bryce Merkl Sasaki
August 10, 2016 10 mins read
Editor’s Note: This presentation was given by Irina Balaur at GraphConnect Europe in April 2016. Here’s a quick review of what she covered: Integrating Data for Translational Medicine Informatics Incorporating a Graph Database into the eTRIKS Data Architecture The Data… Read more →
Keywords: Bayesian network • data analytics • data integration • data management • Data Visualization • epigenetics • graphconnect • medicine informatics • systems biology • translational medicine
Effective Bulk Data Import into Neo4j
By Bryce Merkl Sasaki
August 3, 2016 13 mins read
Mark Needham: Today we’re going to look at how to import a dataset from Stack Overflow into Neo4j: Stack Overflow is an online community where programmers both post and answer questions on a variety of developer topics. Neo4j has become… Read more →
Keywords: bulk data • cypher • data import • data model • graphconnect • json • Load CSV • Stack Exchange API • stack overflow • XML
The 5-Minute Interview: İrfan Nuri Karaca, Project Manager at Kale Yazılım
By Bryce Merkl Sasaki
July 29, 2016 3 mins read
For this week’s 5-Minute Interview, I spoke with İrfan Nuri Karaca, Project Manager at Kale Yazılım in Ankara, Turkey. I got to interview İrfan at GraphConnect Europe. Here’s what we talked about: Tell me about the projects you work on… Read more →
Keywords: 5-minute interview • census data • data connections • ETL tool • graph database • Kale Yazılım • rdbms • relational database • sql • Turkey
APOC 1.1.0 Release: Awesome Procedures on Cypher
By Bryce Merkl Sasaki
July 19, 2016 7 mins read
I’m super thrilled to announce last week’s 1.1.0 release of the Awesome Procedures on Cypher (APOC). A lot of new and cool stuff has been added and some issues have been fixed. Thanks to everyone who contributed to the procedure… Read more →
Keywords: APOC • Cassandra • cypher • elasticsearch • Graph Algorithm • graph representation • MongoDB • neo4j 3.0 • Panama Papers • rdbms
From the Neo4j Community: May 2016
By Bryce Merkl Sasaki
June 7, 2016 3 mins read
Spring is in full swing and the Neo4j community has some awesome projects starting to bloom. Check out this month’s community content below with major projects and articles stemming from the Neo4j 3.0 release and other inspirations from GraphConnect Europe.… Read more →
Keywords: Chocolatey • data migration • data persistence • Game of Thrones • graph database • Neo4j Community • OSCON • Panama Papers • PHP • Recommendation Engine
From the Neo4j Community: April 2016
By Bryce Merkl Sasaki
May 13, 2016 3 mins read
Every year around GraphConnect, the Neo4j community shows off how awesome they are with even more and better content than usual. April 2016 was no exception, especially in light of the Neo4j 3.0 announcement and the ongoing Panama Papers coverage.… Read more →
Keywords: data models • Game of Thrones • graph database • graphconnect • neo4j 3.0 • Neo4j Community • Panama Papers • PHP client • REST API • social data