Telstra’s Neo4j Graphie Award for Excellence in Data Discovery: Why Neo4j?
By Angela Zimmerman
December 1, 2022 9 mins read
For the fourth presentation in our GraphSummit series, we’re featuring Harry Corfield, Senior Data Architect, Chief Data & AI Office at Telstra. He spoke about their Graphie Award and shared his experience using Neo4j Graph Database to develop a data knowledge map.
Keywords: customer stories • data discovery • GraphSummit 2022 • Knowledge Graph • presentation • telecommunications • Telstra
Telstra’s Graphie Award for Excellence in Data Discovery: Why Neo4j?
By Angela Zimmerman
February 3, 2022 4 mins read
I was recently working on a project that was looking to understand our data landscape, and I recognized that it would be beneficial to model the data relationships using a graph database. This blog is about my personal experience developing my first Neo4j graph database.
Keywords: Connected Data • cypher • data discovery • graph database • GraphAcademy • neo4j • telecommunications • Telstra
Top 10 Use Cases: Identity and Access Management
By Jim Webber
March 15, 2021 4 mins read
Graph technology is the future. Not only do graph databases effectively store relationships between data points, but they’re also flexible in adding new kinds of relationships or adapting a data model to new business requirements. But how do companies today… Read more →
Keywords: access control • access data • access management • access permissions • data model • graph database • iam • identity management • relational database • use case
Introducing Graph Databases For Dummies
By Jocelyn Hoppa
September 16, 2020 7 mins read
Check out some main highlights from Chapter 1 of the newly release Graph Databases For Dummies, Neo4j Special Edition.
Keywords: data models • graph database basics • Graph Database for Dummies • labeled property graphs • queries at scale
Why Leading Telecoms Use Neo4j: The 5-Minute Interview with Jesús Barrasa, Global Director of Telecoms at Neo4j
By David Penick
March 20, 2020 5 mins read
In this week’s five-minute interview with Jesús Barrasa (conducted at GraphTour NYC 2019), we discuss how graph technology helps the telecoms world.
Keywords: 5-minute interview • blog • data integration • data model • graph database • Internet of Things • IoT • neo4j • RDF • telecom
Connecting the Complexity of Identity and Access Management
By Jocelyn Hoppa
September 2, 2019 4 mins read
Learn how speed makes graph-based IAM particularly applicable for applications with large audiences, many resources and complex connections.
Keywords: connected devices • enterprise applications • graph database • graph technology • iam • IAM solutions • identity and access management • neo4j • query response • Telenor
Graph Algorithms in Neo4j: Minimum Weight Spanning Tree
By Jocelyn Hoppa
January 14, 2019 5 mins read
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
Mastering Highly Distributed Architecture
By Jocelyn Hoppa
January 9, 2019 14 mins read
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
New Features, Now: 5-Minute Interview with Mark Hashimoto, Senior Director of Engineering, Digital Home at Comcast
By Jocelyn Hoppa
November 9, 2018 4 mins read
“One of the most surprising things I’ve seen with Neo4j is the speed at which we’re able to innovate and deliver features to our customers,” said Mark Hashimoto, Senior Director of Engineering, Digital Home at Comcast. In this week’s five-minute… Read more →
Keywords: 5-minute interview • Comcast • data fabric • digital home • graph data model • Graph Databases • graph technology • graphconnect • IoT • Universal Studios
How Real-Time Recommendations Increase Revenues, Optimize Margins and Delight Customers [Infographic]
By Jocelyn Hoppa
November 8, 2018 2 mins read
“You may also like” sounds simple, but there’s a lot happening behind the scenes. Real-time recommendations work best when they take into account both the user’s needs (what is of interest to them) and your business strategy (items you need… Read more →
Keywords: business rules • collaborative filtering • financial services • government services • graph platform • graph technology • Healthcare • knowledge-based filtering • neo4j • real-time recommendations
Xfinity xFi & User Personalization with Graphs
By Jocelyn Hoppa
November 7, 2018 3 mins read
Editor’s Note: This presentation was given by Jessica Lowing at GraphConnect New York in September 2017. Presentation Summary We’ve come a long way towards making our homes smarter – but we still have a long way to go. Many of… Read more →
Keywords: Comcast • connected home • graphconnect • GraphQL • native graph database • profile graph • semantic relationships • smart home • User Personalization • XFINITY xFi
Graph Algorithms in Neo4j: Use Cases for Graph Transactions & Analytics
By Jocelyn Hoppa
November 5, 2018 5 mins read
Today’s most pressing data challenges center around connections, not just tabulating discrete data. Graph analytics accelerate breakthroughs across industries with more intelligent solutions. This blog series is designed to help you better leverage graph analytics so you can effectively innovate… Read more →
Keywords: ai • customer 360 • eBay • fraud detection • graph algorithms • Graph Analytics • identity and access management • Network Monitoring • real-time recommendations • Social Networks
This Week in Neo4j – Weighted PageRank, Backups on Kubernetes, Modeling Financial Risks
By Mark Needham
October 13, 2018 6 mins read
Welcome to this week in Neo4j where we round up what’s been happening in the world of graph databases in the last 7 days. This week we work out the best tennis player in the world using weighted PageRank, we… Read more →
Keywords: chatbot • decision trees • graph algorithms • graph apps • graphgist • Linkurious • neo4j cloud • PageRank • theatre • twin4j
Telia Zone: Scaling Neo4j to Millions of Homes with Kubernetes
By Jocelyn Hoppa
July 25, 2018 15 mins read
Editor’s Note: This presentation was given by Rickard Damm and Lars Ericsson at GraphConnect Europe in May 2017. Presentation Summary Telia Zone is the Telia company’s router, which is used in approximately one million homes in Sweden. Telia uses Neo4j… Read more →
Keywords: ADSL • APIs • Causal Clustering • connected home • data model • graphconnect • Kubernetes • smart phone home platform • telecommunications • Telia Zone
The Next Generation of Service Assurance: Differentiating Your Solution
By Jocelyn Hoppa
July 23, 2018 6 mins read
Successful companies are embracing next-generation service assurance that leverages a comprehensive, real-time view of services and infrastructure with an eye on end-user experiences, new service creation and predictive modeling. But to compete in today’s market, communication service providers need a… Read more →
Keywords: Connected Data • data model • Data Relationships • graph database • graph platform • graph technology • Master Data Management • relational database • service assurance solutions • telecommunications
The Next Generation of Service Assurance:
Your Network Is a Graph
By Jocelyn Hoppa
July 16, 2018 3 mins read
Service complexity is exploding. Communication Service Providers (CSPs) need a complete view of their network and its myriad interdependencies to drive real-time decisions and predict the impact of changes on the user experience. A native graph approach makes sense of… Read more →
Keywords: communication service providers • graph data model • graph database • graph platform • IT network operators • native graph • optimizing network services • rdbms • service assurance • telecommunications
The Next Generation of Service Assurance:
The Imperative to Advance
By Jocelyn Hoppa
July 9, 2018 3 mins read
Service assurance is the way organizations optimize various services offered over networks (from phone calls and email to video and applications) to deliver a better end-user experience. For decades, service assurance practices used fragmented views of the network and services… Read more →
Keywords: graph database • native graph technology • network operations • network services • predictive modeling • rdbms • service assurance • software-defined networks • telecommunications • virtualization
The ROI on Connected Data:
Extract More Value from Existing Data Using Graphs [+ Telia Case Study]
By Jocelyn Hoppa
June 18, 2018 6 mins read
From LinkedIn to Facebook to Google, top companies are driving their businesses using graphs. And use cases span industries as well. What those new to graph technology may not understand is that creating a graph does not require starting from… Read more →
Keywords: Big Data • Causal Clustering • Connected Data • data lake • data model • graph database • graph platform • graph technology • Oracle • rdbms
Neo4j Sandbox Now Supports Neo4j 3.2, Sharing, Google Spreadsheets & More!
By Bryce Merkl Sasaki
July 28, 2017 4 mins read
When we announced the new Neo4j Sandbox back in March, we enabled developers to learn Neo4j while exploring data and interactive guides for four use cases: Recommendations Engines, TrumpWorld, US Congress (Legis-Graph) and Twitter analysis. We’ve seen lots of developers… Read more →
Keywords: APOC • Google Spreadsheets • Load CSV • Neo4j Browser • Neo4j sandbox • neo4j training • Panama Papers • TrumpWorld • twitter
Enabling the Cisco Decoder Ring with Neo4j
By Rachel Howard
May 18, 2017 12 mins read
Editor’s Note: This presentation was given by Andrew Chappell at GraphConnect San Francisco in October 2016. Here’s a quick review of what he covered: What is a decoder ring, and why do you need one? The power of hierarchy management… Read more →
Keywords: business rules engine • Cisco • crowdsourcing • data integrity • data model • Data Relationships • enterprise data services • ERP • graphconnect • Hierarchy Management
Using Neo4j for Call Detail Records (CDR) Analytics [Community Post]
By Bryce Merkl Sasaki
April 13, 2017 7 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.] Introduction Analysis of call detail records (CDR) provides greater insights into the telecommunications activity like inbound… Read more →
Keywords: Big Data • call detail records • CDR data • churn reduction • cypher • data model • Microsoft SQL Server • telecom industry • telecom provider • telecommunications
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
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
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
The 5-Minute Interview:
Nicolas Rouyer, Senior IT Architect at Orange
By Bryce Merkl Sasaki
July 15, 2016 3 mins read
For this week’s 5-Minute Interview, I chatted with Nicolas Rouyer, Senior IT Architect at Orange in France. I caught up with Nicolas at GraphConnect Europe. Here’s what we discussed: How do you use Neo4j at Orange, and what new projects… Read more →
Keywords: 5-minute interview • business analytics • churn reduction • human resources • IT supervision • Orange • qlikview • Spring Data • tableau • telecommunications