Join Us at GraphHack 2018: Neo4j Buzzword Bingo Hackathon
By Bryce Merkl Sasaki
September 17, 2018 4 mins read
GraphConnect is almost here, which means it’s time for our annual GraphHack Hackathon! Join other graph hackers for a fun day of building applications featuring Neo4j’s great integrations with other popular technologies (a.k.a. buzzwords). This year’s event will be hosted… Read more →
Keywords: cypher • Data Visualization • Geospatial • GRANDstack • graphconnect • graphHack • hackathon • natural language processing • Neo4j Community • neo4j integration
Imperative vs. Declarative Query Languages: What’s the Difference?
By Bryce Merkl Sasaki
August 21, 2018 5 mins read
The evolution of programming languages has grown in parallel with the evolution of computing itself, with new languages being created with each new advance and paradigm shift. After all, if language shapes how we view reality, then changes in computing… Read more →
Keywords: cypher • database query language • declarative language • declarative query language • gremlin • imperative language • imperative query language • query language • sparql • sql
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
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
The Emergence of the Enterprise DataFabric
By Rachel Howard
June 1, 2017 9 mins read
Editor’s Note: This presentation was given by Mark Kvamme and Clark Richey at GraphConnect San Francisco in October 2016. Presentation Summary Enterprises are faced with a variety of challenges when it comes to managing data, largely due to the disparate… Read more →
Keywords: Big Data • cypher • data science • DataFabric • graph technology • graphconnect • nosql • r • RDF • relational database
How NASA Finds Critical Data through a Knowledge Graph
By Rachel Howard
May 17, 2017 12 mins read
Editor’s Note: This presentation was given by David Meza at GraphConnect San Francisco in October 2016. Here’s a quick review of what he covered: What is a knowledge architecture? What are the benefits of a knowledge architecture? The power of… Read more →
Keywords: data science • graph visualization • graphconnect • knowledge architecture • Knowledge Graph • knowledge management • latent Dirichlet allocation • MongoDB • nasa • r
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
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 – 4 March 2017
By Bryce Merkl Sasaki
March 4, 2017 3 mins read
Welcome to the 2nd edition of 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. Contributing to Neo4j: Florent Biville Florent Biville… Read more →
Keywords: Airbnb • APOC • AWS • cypher • Elastic • Kafka • PHP • RNeo4j • ruby on rails • twin4j
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
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
The 5-Minute Interview: David Meza, Chief Knowledge Architect, NASA
By Rachel Howard
November 18, 2016 3 mins read
For this week’s 5-Minute Interview, I chatted with David Meza, Chief Knowledge Architect at NASA Johnson Space Center in Houston. I caught up with David at GraphConnect San Francisco. Here’s what we talked about: Tell us a little bit about… Read more →
Keywords: 5-minute interview • Big Data • data model • Data Relationships • graph database • nasa • relational database • relational model • sql • unstructured data
Who Cares What Beyoncé Ate for Lunch?
By Rachel Howard
November 16, 2016 13 mins read
Editor’s Note: This presentation was given by Alicia Powers at GraphConnect Europe in April 2016. Here’s a quick review of what she covered: The global obesity epidemic How to verify your data model The key components of a recommendation engine… Read more →
Keywords: Beyoncé • CDC • center for disease control • data model • graph data model • graphconnect • r • real-time recommendations • recommendation algorithm • Recommendation Engine
Building a Real-Time Recommendation Engine with Data Science
By Bryce Merkl Sasaki
August 17, 2016 12 mins read
Editor’s Note: This presentation was given by Nicole White at GraphConnect Europe in April 2016. Here’s a quick review of what she covered: Basic graph-powered recommendations Social recommendations Similarity recommendations Cluster recommendations – What we’re going to be talking about… Read more →
Keywords: cartesian product • clustering algorithm • cypher • data science • Euclidean distance • graphconnect • r • real-time recommendation • Recommendation Engine • social recommendation
Game Discovery: A Recommendation Algorithm for Video Games [Community Post]
By Bryce Merkl Sasaki
May 6, 2016 4 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.] Movie recommendation systems usually ask you to rate what you like or dislike so it can… Read more →
Keywords: cypher • document database • Game Discovery • Graph Algorithm • graph database • recommendation algorithm • Recommendation Engine • recommendation system • shortest path algorithm • video games
RDBMS & Graphs: Drivers for Connecting to a Graph Database
By Bryce Merkl Sasaki
March 21, 2016 7 mins read
Up to this point in this blog series, we’ve covered graph databases in general, only using Neo4j when examples were required. However, when it comes to connecting your application to a graph database, specifics are essential. In this RDBMS &… Read more →
Keywords: cypher • graph database • jdbc • language driver • Neo4j Browser • rdbms • relational database • REST API • spring data neo4j • sql
From the Neo4j Community: August 2015
By Bryce Merkl Sasaki
September 17, 2015 2 mins read
As summer wraps up, it’s time to look back at all of the wonderful projects, articles, videos and slideshows published by the Neo4j community. Below are our top summer picks from graphistas all across the world. If you would like… Read more →
Keywords: azure cloud • community • Graph Databases • GrapheneDB • Master Data Management • MongoDB • neo4j • Recommendation Engine • ruby • spring boot
What’s New in RNeo4j?
By Nicole White, Data Scientist
December 27, 2014 5 mins read
RNeo4j is Neo4j’s R driver – it allows you to quickly and easily interact with a Neo4j database from your R environment. Some recent updates to RNeo4j include: My contributions Functionality for retrieiving and handling paths Additional sample datasets Community… Read more →
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