Graph Algorithms in Neo4j: PageRank
By Jocelyn Hoppa
January 22, 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: centrality algorithms • cypher • graph algorithms • Graph Analytics • graph search algorithms • Larry Page • machine learning • PageRank • Twitter analytics
The Top 10 Neo4j Videos of 2018
By Jocelyn Hoppa
December 28, 2018 3 mins read
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
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
How to Know What You Know:
5-Minute Interview with Dr. Alessandro Negro, Chief Scientist at GraphAware
By Jocelyn Hoppa
November 2, 2018 5 mins read
“I want to know what I know. That describes what knowledge graphs do for companies,” said Dr. Alessandro Negro, Chief Scientist at GraphAware. In this week’s five-minute interview, we discuss how GraphAware uses natural language processing to help companies gain… Read more →
Keywords: 5-minute interview • data model • fraud detection • graph algorithms • graph technology • Knowledge Graph • machine learning • natural language processing • Recommendation Engine • textual data
Graphs4Good: Connected Data for a Better World
By Bryce Merkl Sasaki
September 20, 2018 6 mins read
You’re reading this because of a napkin. It was the year 2000, and I was on a flight to Mumbai. Peter, Johan and I had been building an enterprise content management system (ECM) but kept running up against the challenge… Read more →
Keywords: Connected Data • data journalism • data science • fake news • graph technology • Graphs4Good • icij • nasa • Neo4j Community • Panama Papers
Graph Databases for Beginners: Graph Theory & Predictive Modeling
By Joy Chao
September 5, 2018 10 mins read
There’s a common one-liner, “I hate math…but I love counting money.” Except for total and complete nerds, a lot of people didn’t like mathematics while growing up. In fact, of all school subjects, it’s the most consistently derided in pop… Read more →
Keywords: graph database • Graph Theory • local bridge • Network Science • predictive analysis • predictive modeling • Social Graph • social science • structural balance • triadic closure
Powering Recommendations with a Graph Database: Proven Business Benefits [+ Case Studies]
By Jocelyn Hoppa
August 27, 2018 6 mins read
Relevant, real-time recommendations drive revenue, but they are challenging to deliver. That’s because good recommendations require bringing together so much data, surfacing the relationships between all that data and delivering just the right suggestion in context and in the moment.… Read more →
Keywords: Connected Data • data architecture • eBay • graph database • pricing engine • rdbms • real-time recommendations • Recommendations • sql • Walmart
Powering Recommendations with a Graph Database: Connect Buyer and Product Data
By Jocelyn Hoppa
August 20, 2018 4 mins read
Effective recommendations increase revenue and drive up average order value. But delivering highly relevant, real-time recommendations requires as much context as possible. Connecting the user to the perfect recommendation is an art. In this three-part series, we explore using recommendations… Read more →
Keywords: customer relationship management • graph database • graph technology • nosql • personalized promotions • product recommendations • rdbms • real-time recommendations • Recommendations • relational database
Democratizing Data Discovery at Airbnb
By Jocelyn Hoppa
August 1, 2018 19 mins read
Editor’s Note: This presentation was given by John Bodley and Chris Williams at GraphConnect Europe in May 2017. Presentation Summary Airbnb, the online marketplace and hospitality service for people to lease or rent short-term lodging, generates many data points, which… Read more →
Keywords: Airbnb • data discovery • data model • elasticsearch • graph database • graphconnect • python • siloed data • tableau • tribal knowledge
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
Neo4j as a Critical Aspect of Human Capital Management (HCM)
By Bryce Merkl Sasaki
April 11, 2018 22 mins read
Editor’s Note: This presentation was given by Luanne Misquitta at GraphConnect Europe in May 2017. Presentation Summary In this presentation, Luanne Misquitta shares her facility for engaging with the challenges of human capital management (HCM) in contemporary organizations using graph… Read more →
Keywords: cypher • HCM • human capital management • learning management • organizational network analysis • people analytics • people management • sentiment analysis • social network • talent management analytics
GDPR Compliance: 4 Simple Steps to Building a GDPR Solution
By Bryce Merkl Sasaki
March 26, 2018 3 mins read
According to PwC, 92 percent of multinational companies cite compliance with the looming General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) data privacy regulations as a top data-protection priority. More than three-quarters of those organizations have allocated over a million dollars for related… Read more →
Keywords: Connected Data • data modeling • data privacy • data privacy regulations • Data Visualization • GDPR • GDPR Compliance • graph visualization • master data • personal data
GDPR Compliance: Why Graph Technology Is the Fastest (and Most Future-Proof) Solution
By Bryce Merkl Sasaki
March 19, 2018 4 mins read
According to Eurostat, 81% of Europeans feel they don’t wholly control their online data and 69% worry that firms might use their data for purposes other than those advertised. The European Union’s General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) states that individuals… Read more →
Keywords: Connected Data • data lineage • data privacy • Data Visualization • GDPR • GDPR Compliance • native graph database • nosql • personal data • rdbms
GDPR Compliance: The Challenges and Problems with Personal Data
By Bryce Merkl Sasaki
February 26, 2018 4 mins read
European Union regulators are dead serious about protecting the privacy of their citizens’ personal data. The General Data Protection Regulations (GDPR) that take effect on 25 May 2018 apply to all EU and foreign organizations handling personal data of EU… Read more →
Keywords: data lineage • data management • data privacy • data privacy regulations • GDPR Compliance • GDPR regulations • GDPR requirements • graph database • graph technology • personal data
Neo4j: The Power behind the Paradise Papers
By Bryce Merkl Sasaki
November 10, 2017 4 mins read
Once again, the International Consortium of Investigative Journalists (ICIJ) has shaken the world with a far-reaching, in-depth investigation into the shadowy world of offshore finance: The Paradise Papers. Using Neo4j, the ICIJ has built upon their Pulitzer Prize-winning investigation of… Read more →
Keywords: Connected Data • Graph Databases • graph technology • graph visualization • icij • international consortium of investigative journalists • neo4j • Panama Papers • paradise papers • Pulitzer Prize
How Graph Technology Helps the Automotive Industry to Innovate with patedo
By Bryce Merkl Sasaki
October 12, 2017 4 mins read
Abstract: KCIG, a German consulting company well-known in the automotive industry, and Structr, jointly created patedo®, a groundbreaking patent search engine, enabling engineers to query the world’s patent databases in unprecedented ways to find relevant working-level information much quicker than… Read more →
Keywords: automotive industry • graph technology • graphconnect • KCIG • patent search • patent search engine • Search Engine • Structr
7VORTEX: Systems Thinking Powered by Graph Technology
By Bryce Merkl Sasaki
October 10, 2017 5 mins read
The success of many enterprises greatly depends on their ability to gather useful information and process it in a timely manner. Automation is essential and so is presentation, giving tangible feedback, to decision makers. This is where technology reaches out… Read more →
Keywords: biology • Connected Data • graph algorithms • graph technology • graph visualization • GraphAware • graphconnect • natural language processing • nlp • PageRank
Financial Services & Neo4j: 360-Degree View of Customer Experience
By Bryce Merkl Sasaki
August 21, 2017 3 mins read
Customer expectations are rising at a time when customer service is a significant differentiator within the financial services industry. Customers expect companies to deliver personalized service – i.e., an end-to-end customer experience – that reflects an understanding of who they… Read more →
Keywords: 360-degree view of customer • Connected Data • credit card industry • credit card provider • customer experience • customer experience management • financial services • graph technology • Master Data Management • MDM
Machine Learning, Graphs and the Fake News Epidemic (Part 1)
By Bryce Merkl Sasaki
August 2, 2017 4 mins read
Regardless of your political affiliation or demographic it’s difficult to deny the effects of the recent fake news boom. The Pew Research Center conducted a survey that found that two in three adults in U.S. believe that the upsurge of… Read more →
Keywords: ai • artificial intelligence • BuzzFeed News • Connected Data • fake news • graph database • graph technology • Knowledge Graph • machine learning • machine learning algorithms
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
GraphConnect Europe Agenda: Everything You Need to Know [2017 Edition]
By Bryce Merkl Sasaki
April 20, 2017 3 mins read
You already have all the reasons you should attend GraphConnect Europe and now you know who the top 10 presenters will be, but now it’s time for the easiest selling point of all: the bottom-to-top agenda of all the keynotes,… Read more →
Keywords: Airbnb • Apache Mesos • apache spark • Capgemini UK • Causal Clustering • cypher • data journalism • graph technology • graphconnect
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
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
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
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