Don’t Choose One Database… Choose Them All!
By Jocelyn Hoppa
July 19, 2018 16 mins read
Editor’s Note: This presentation was given by Dave da Silva at GraphConnect Europe in May 2017. Presentation Summary Capgemini, a global leader in consulting, technology and outsourcing services, believes that using multiple databases improves your ability to unlock the business… Read more →
Keywords: APIs • cypher • data analysis • database technology • graph database • graphconnect • machine learning • nosql • relational database • SQL databases
Knowledge Graphs: The Path to Enterprise AI
By Jocelyn Hoppa
July 11, 2018 28 mins read
Editor’s Note: This presentation was given by Michael Moore and Omar Azhar at GraphConnect New York in October 2017. Presentation Summary Once your data is connected in a graph, it’s easy to leverage it as a knowledge graph. To create… Read more →
Keywords: Connected Data • data mobilization • enterprise AI • enterprise search • graph database • graph technology • Knowledge Graph • machine learning • natural language processing • Recommendation Engine
Using Neo4j to Investigate Connections in the U.S. Healthcare System
By Jocelyn Hoppa
June 13, 2018 6 mins read
Editor’s Note: This presentation was given by Yaqi Shi at GraphConnect San Francisco in 2016. Presentation Summary In this presentation, Yaqi Shi describes the process of developing Health-Graph, a model of how some of the key elements in the healthcare… Read more →
Keywords: APOC • data integration • data modeling • graphconnect • healthcare industry • healthcare system • open data • pharmaceutical research • RxNorm • U.S. healthcare
The ROI on Connected Data:
The Overlooked Value of Context for Business Insights [+ Airbnb Case Study]
By Bryce Merkl Sasaki
June 11, 2018 4 mins read
Your data is inherently valuable, but until you connect it, that value is largely hidden. Those data relationships give your applications an integrated view that powers real-time, higher-order insights traditional technology cannot deliver. In this series, we’ll examine how investments… Read more →
Keywords: Airbnb • Apache Hive • Connected Data • data discovery • data model • digital transformation • elasticsearch • master data • PageRank • python
Now You Can Express Cypher Queries in Pure Python using Pypher [Community Post]
By Bryce Merkl Sasaki
March 15, 2018 5 mins read
Cypher is a pretty cool language. It allows you to easily manipulate and query your graph in a familiar – but at the same time – unique way. If you’re familiar with SQL, mixing in Cypher’s ASCII node and relationship… Read more →
Keywords: cypher • cypher queries • fluent interface • linked list • neo4j • python • Python keywords • Python object • query language • sql
Analyzing Twitter Hashtag Impact using Neo4j, Python & JavaScript
By Bryce Merkl Sasaki
October 13, 2017 3 mins read
This is the first demo I developed with Neo4j. The objective of the demo is to open the discussion about graph databases, Neo4j, big data, analytics and IBM Power Systems with our global customers. I decided to use Twitter as… Read more →
Keywords: bolt • data import • data model • graph algorithms • graph visualization • ibm power systems • javascript • machine learning • python • twitter
Graph Algorithms: Make Election Data Great Again
By Rachel Howard
August 22, 2017 12 mins read
Editor’s Note: This presentation was given by John Swain at GraphConnect San Francisco in October 2016. Summary In this presentation, learn how John Swain of Right Relevance (and Microsoft Azure) set out to analyze Twitter conversations around both Brexit and… Read more →
Keywords: APOC • betweenness centrality • community detection algorithm • cypher • Graph Algorithm • graphconnect • law of the few • PageRank • python • r
Cypher: Write Fast and Furious
By Rachel Howard
August 11, 2017 6 mins read
Editor’s Note: This presentation was given by Christophe Willemsen at GraphConnect San Francisco in October 2016. Presentation Summary In this presentation, Christophe Willemsen covers a variety of do-and-don’t tips to help your Cypher queries run faster than ever in Neo4j.… Read more →
Keywords: .NET • bolt • cypher • graphconnect • java • javascript • neo4j • object mapper • PHP • python
Integrating All of Biology into a Public Neo4j Database
By Rachel Howard
June 20, 2017 8 mins read
Editor’s Note: This presentation was given by Daniel Himmelstein at GraphConnect San Francisco in October 2016. Summary Himmelstein started his PhD research with the question: How do you teach a computer biology? He found the answer in a heterogenous network… Read more →
Keywords: biology • digitalocean • docker • drug repurposing • graphconnect • heterogeneous network • hetnet • machine learning • property graph • python
GraphQL Meets Graph Database: A GraphQL + Neo4j Integration
By Mark Needham
May 25, 2017 6 mins read
As part of our work on the Neo4j Developer Relations team, we are interested in integrating Neo4j with other technologies and frameworks, ensuring that developers can always use Neo4j with their favorite technologies. A very interesting development in recent months… Read more →
Keywords: android • Apollo Client • cypher • facebook • GraphQL • GraphQL API • javascript • Next.js • React Native • React.js
Neo4j 3.2 GA Release: Enterprise Scale, Native Performance & More
By Bryce Merkl Sasaki
May 11, 2017 17 mins read
We are proud to announce the general availability release of Neo4j 3.2. This release marks an expansion in global scale, enterprise refinement and all-around performance. It signals that the next generation of graph-powered Internet applications will span the globe. To… Read more →
Keywords: AWS • Causal Clustering • cluster management • cypher • Kerberos • microsoft azure • multi-data center • native graph database • Neo4j 3.2 • Neo4j Browser
An Introduction & Tutorial for Structr 2.1
By Bryce Merkl Sasaki
May 3, 2017 3 mins read
In one of our previous blog posts, we promised to write more about new features of our upcoming release of Structr, version 2.1, so here we are. New Tutorial But before we dive into the details, we’d like to to… Read more →
Keywords: App development • deployment tool • graphconnect • javascript • json • neo4j • python • ruby • Structr • version control system
The Top 10 Can’t-Miss Speakers at GraphConnect Europe [2017 Edition]
By Bryce Merkl Sasaki
April 11, 2017 6 mins read
You already know the top nine reasons you should attend GraphConnect Europe this year, but besides the fantastic networking opportunities with some of the world’s most advanced graph database developers, architects and CTOs, there’s one reason that outshines them all:… Read more →
Keywords: Airbnb • Capgemini UK • configuration management • data science • Deutsche Bahn • graphconnect • Kubernetes • machine learning • Orange • Telia Company
This Week in Neo4j – 8 April 2017
By Mark Needham
April 8, 2017 5 mins read
Welcome to this week in Neo4j, where we round up what’s been happening in the world of graph database in the last seven days. This week we look at how to create a Twitter clone using Neo4j, the Neo4j data… Read more →
Keywords: APOC • cypher • D3.js • data science • docker • Gephi • jqassistant • Jupyter • malware analysis • PageRank
This Week in Neo4j – 25 March 2017
By Mark Needham
March 25, 2017 5 mins read
Welcome to this week in Neo4j where we collect the most interesting things that have happened in the world of graph databases over the last 7 days. If you’ve got something that you’d like to see featured in a future… Read more →
Keywords: APOC • arrows • cypher • data import • data journalism • DC/OS • graph visualization • python • twin4j • twitter
This Week in Neo4j – 18 March 2017
By Bryce Merkl Sasaki
March 18, 2017 3 mins read
Welcome to This Week in Neo4j. If you’ve got any ideas for things we should cover in future editions, I’m @markhneedham on Twitter or send an email to devrel@neo4j.com. WordPress Recommendation Engine Adam Cowley has been busy over the last… Read more →
Keywords: collaborative filtering • jqassistant • Pandas • python • rdbms • social network analysis • TrumpWorld • twin4j • twitchtv • twitter
The JetBrains IDE Plugin for Graph Database Developers [Community Post]
By Bryce Merkl Sasaki
March 16, 2017 8 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.] Many developers mostly stay in their integrated development environments (IDEs) when working on software. That’s why… Read more →
Keywords: cypher • graph database • IDE plugin • JetBrains IDE • neo4j ogm • opencypher • spring data neo4j • stored procedures • user-defined functions • user-defined procedures
This Week in Neo4j – 11 March 2017
By Mark Needham
March 11, 2017 6 mins read
Welcome to this week in Neo4j. This week we’ve got articles showing how to integrate Neo4j with Kibana, using jQAssistant from Pandas, and lots of releases of Neo4j and related projects. But first: International Women’s Day Praveena and Eve answering… Read more →
Keywords: APOC • docker • Elastic • International Women's Day • jqassistant • Kibana • neo4j drivers • Pandas • python • TrumpWorld
Just for Flask & React.js Developers: A New Neo4j Movies Template
By Bryce Merkl Sasaki
February 28, 2017 10 mins read
Introduction Let’s jump right into it. You’re a Python developer interested in Neo4j and want to build a web app, microservice or mobile app. You’ve already read up on Neo4j, played around with some datasets, and know enough Cypher to… Read more →
Keywords: bolt • cypher • data model • express.js • flask • microservice • mobile app • python • React.js • web app
This Week in Neo4j – 25th February 2017
By Bryce Merkl Sasaki
February 25, 2017 6 mins read
Welcome to this week in Neo4j! From now on instead of covering everything that happened in Neo4j at the end of the month in one mega-post we’re going to publish a more focused update once a week. We hope you… Read more →
Keywords: APOC • cypher • Elixir • IPython • JetBrains • nasa • Neo4j Browser • Neo4j sandbox • RDF • spring
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
2016: The Year in Neo4j Drivers
By Bryce Merkl Sasaki
January 26, 2017 5 mins read
Spring is in the Air 2016 was the year when, in April with the availability of Neo4j 3.0 we also introduced our own binary protocol named Bolt. We also provided the first set of officially supported drivers for Bolt, including… Read more →
Keywords: .NET • bolt • Causal Clustering • django • Elixir • go • Haskell • java • javascript • jdbc
The 5-Minute Interview: Daniel Himmelstein, Postdoctoral Fellow at University of Pennsylvania
By Rachel Howard
January 6, 2017 3 mins read
“This is a really advanced graph algorithm and Cypher nailed it,” said Daniel Himmelstein, a Postdoctoral Fellow at the University of Pennsylvania. Before using Neo4j, it took as many as 1,000 lines of code to write the main query for… Read more →
Keywords: 5-minute interview • Bioinformatics • biology • bolt • cypher • Graph Algorithm • graphconnect • Neo4j Community • python • r
Adding Users to the Node.js / React.js Neo4j Movie App
By Bryce Merkl Sasaki
December 8, 2016 7 mins read
Introduction The Neo4j Movie App Template provides an easy-to-use foundation for your next Neo4j project or experiment using either Node.js or React.js. This article will walk through the creation of users that can log in and interact with the web… Read more →
Keywords: curl • cypher • graph data model • javascript • neo4j • node.js • python • React.js • Recommendation Engine • web app
Neo4j + AWS Lambda & API Gateway to Create a Recommendation Engine
By Bryce Merkl Sasaki
November 8, 2016 8 mins read
The Challenge of Findability and Why Graphs? Here at the SAVO Group, we are in the business of sales enablement via Software as a Service (SaaS). One of the tools that we provide our customers is the ability to prescribe… Read more →
Keywords: amazon web services • API Gateway • AWS • cypher • EC2 • Lambda • Microsoft SQL Server • python • real-time recommendation • Recommendation Engine