This Week in Neo4j – Crime Investigation Sandbox, GraphQL to Cypher transpiler for the JVM, Exploring Yelp with Graph Algorithms
By Mark Needham
December 15, 2018|Reading time: 4 minutes
Welcome to This Week in Neo4j where I share the most interesting things I found in our community over the last seven days. This week Will and I previewed the Applied Graph Algorithms training, Joe Depeau launched the Crime Investigation… Read more →
Keywords: cypher • GRANDstack • graph algorithms • graph modeling • GraphQL • jaccard • Neo4j Community • POLE • stackoverflow • twin4j
Graph Algorithms in Neo4j: Shortest Path
By Jocelyn Hoppa
December 10, 2018|Reading time: 3 minutes
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 • Dijkstra's algorithm • Google Maps • graph algorithms • Graph Analytics • Graph Search • pathfinding • shortest path • Social Networks • web mapping tools
(hackathon)-[:AT]->(stackoverflowoffices)
By Jocelyn Hoppa
December 5, 2018|Reading time: 6 minutes
This years GraphConnect 2018 – the gathering of graph enthusiasts in Times Square, New York City – featured a special gem for developers. The friendly guys from Stack Overflow opened their offices and invited developers and hackers to a “Hackathon”… Read more →
Keywords: cypher • graph database • graph visualization • graphconnect • hackathon • Java Script • Neo4j Community • Neo4j Desktop • ReactJS • stack overflow
Graph Algorithms in Neo4j: The Neo4j Graph Algorithms Library
By Jocelyn Hoppa
December 3, 2018|Reading time: 4 minutes
The Neo4j Graph Algorithms Library is used on your connected data to gain new insights more easily within Neo4j. These graph algorithms improve results from your graph data, for example by focusing on particular communities or favoring popular entities. This… Read more →
Keywords: Big Data • Connected Data • cypher • data valence • graph algorithms • graph analysis • Graph Analytics • graph database • Network Science • statistical analysis
Neo4j Graph Database 3.5: Everything You Need to Know [GA Release]
By Bryce Merkl Sasaki
November 29, 2018|Reading time: 4 minutes
Speaking on behalf of the Neo4j team, I’m pleased to announce the immediate general availability of Neo4j Graph Database version 3.5 – in both Community and Enterprise Editions. Neo4j 3.5 improves the performance, utilization and security of the Neo4j Graph… Read more →
Keywords: cypher • DevOps • full-text indexing • full-text search • Go programming language • graph database • native graph database • neo4j • Neo4j 3.5 • TLS
#GraphCast: Intro to the APOC Utility Library
By Bryce Merkl Sasaki
November 25, 2018|Reading time: 1 minute
Welcome to this week’s #GraphCast – our new series featuring what you might have missed on the Neo4j YouTube channel. Last week, our Managing Editor, Jocelyn Hoppa, unearthed the Graph Karaoke series (by the intrepid Rik Van Bruggen) from the… Read more →
Keywords: APOC • cypher • graph database • graph technology • GraphCast • neo4j • Neo4j Community • user-defined functions • user-defined procedures
Journey Planning… And Why I Love Cypher
By Jocelyn Hoppa
November 21, 2018|Reading time: 7 minutes
Editor’s Note: This presentation was given by Adam Cowley at GraphConnect Europe in May 2017. Presentation Summary Adam Cowley wanted to create a door-to-door journey-planning tool with Cypher that would allow him to accurately map a trip via train, bus,… Read more →
Keywords: bus route • cypher • graph database • graph traversal • graphconnect • index free adjacency • journey planning • neo4j • train journey • trip planning
Simplicity Wins: We’re Shifting to an Open Core Licensing Model for Neo4j Enterprise Edition
By Bryce Merkl Sasaki
November 15, 2018|Reading time: 2 minutes
TL;DR: Starting with Neo4j 3.5, Enterprise Edition source code will no longer be published to the open source commons, including future versions. This does not impact Neo4j Community Edition. We will continue to deliver the world’s best and most comprehensive… Read more →
Keywords: cypher • graph algorithms • graph database • graph technology • neo4j • Neo4j Community • Neo4j Desktop • Neo4j Graph Platform • open core • open source
NLP at Scale for Maintenance and Supply Chain Management
By Jocelyn Hoppa
October 24, 2018|Reading time: 14 minutes
Editor’s Note: This presentation was given by Ryan Chandler at GraphConnect New York in October 2017. Presentation Summary Caterpillar is a 90-year-old company that manufactures large industrial machinery, including some autonomous vehicles. For the last decade, the company has been… Read more →
Keywords: artificial intelligence • Caterpillar • cypher • graph database • graph query • graphconnect • knowledge representation • machine learning • natural language processing • supply chain management
Decyphering Your Graph Model
By Jocelyn Hoppa
October 17, 2018|Reading time: 7 minutes
Editor’s Note: This presentation was given by Dom Davis at GraphConnect Europe in May 2017. Presentation Summary Graphs really are everywhere, and building your graph database model from the highest possible vantage point using natural language – and the language… Read more →
Keywords: configuration management database • cypher • graph database • graph database model • graph model • graphconnect • natural language model • neo4j • property graph • relational database
This Week in Neo4j – Supercharge Developer Productivity with new release of neo4j-graphql.js, Cosine similarity on GoT, New Kettle Plugins Released
By Mark Needham
October 6, 2018|Reading time: 4 minutes
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 learn how to supercharge developer productivity with the latest release of neo4j-graphql.js, there’s… Read more →
Keywords: Business Intelligence • cypher • Graph Databases • graphconnect • GraphQL • Kettle • Neo4j Community • Neo4j sandbox • Pentaho Kettle • twin4j
Microservice and Module Management with Neo4j
By Jocelyn Hoppa
October 3, 2018|Reading time: 15 minutes
Editor’s Note: This presentation was given by John Lavin at GraphConnect New York in October 2017. Presentation Summary Refactoring monolithic applications into microservices requires putting thought into managing code and its dependencies. At Vanguard Group, some of the existing Java… Read more →
Keywords: afferent coupling • cypher • efferent coupling • Graph Databases • graphconnect • java • microservices • module management • monolithic software • Structure101
Mapping a Connected World: The Value of Geospatial Graph Visualization
By Jocelyn Hoppa
September 27, 2018|Reading time: 6 minutes
One of the world’s first maps featured the night sky. Surprisingly, it also featured connected data. Over 1,000 years ago, Chinese astronomers used manuscript to plot 1,300 stars, recognizing the importance of making connections between clusters to identify constellations. Their… Read more →
Keywords: cyber threats • cypher • data model • fraud detection • geospatial information • graph database • graph visualization • Keylines
Bring Order to Chaos: A Graph-Based Journey from Textual Data to Wisdom
By Jocelyn Hoppa
September 19, 2018|Reading time: 10 minutes
Data is everywhere. News, blog posts, emails, videos and chats are just a few examples of the multiple streams of data we encounter on a daily basis. The majority of these streams contain textual data – written language – containing… Read more →
Keywords: ai • Connected Data • cypher • enterprise search engine • graph database • GraphAware Hume • Knowledge Graph • machine learning • nlp • Recommendation Engine
Custom Visualization Solutions: Getting the Most Out of Your Data
By Jocelyn Hoppa
September 18, 2018|Reading time: 6 minutes
Neo4j is perfect for storing and processing large amounts of connected data. For example, in web analytics, where click-paths and custom events get logged, it is easy to get that data into Neo4j. Once the data is in the graph… Read more →
Keywords: Connected Data • cypher • Data Visualization • diagram data • diagram visualization • graph database • graphconnect • neo4j • Recommendation Engines • yFiles
Join Us at GraphHack 2018: Neo4j Buzzword Bingo Hackathon
By Bryce Merkl Sasaki
September 17, 2018|Reading time: 4 minutes
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
5 Ways to Tackle Big Graph Data with KeyLines and Neo4j
By Jocelyn Hoppa
September 11, 2018|Reading time: 6 minutes
Understanding big graph data requires two things: a robust graph database and a powerful graph visualization engine. That’s why hundreds of developers have combined Neo4j with the KeyLines graph visualization toolkit to create effective, interactive tools for exploring and making… Read more →
Keywords: Big Data • cypher • data funnel • data management • data modeling • Data Visualization • graph analysis tools • graph database • graph visualization • Keylines
Cypher Philly: Civic Empowerment & Actionable Change Using Data-Driven Storytelling
By Jocelyn Hoppa
September 6, 2018|Reading time: 3 minutes
We (Jason and Jess) are the co-founders of Untitled Folder, LLC, a software development and consulting agency based out of Philadelphia. We help early-stage startups on their journey from an Untitled Folder of ideas to building a scalable Minimal Viable… Read more →
Keywords: cypher • Cypher Philly • data scientists • Graph Databases • graphconnect • Linode • open civic data • Panama Papers • paradise papers
Powering Recommendations with a Graph Database: A Rapid Retail Example
By Jocelyn Hoppa
September 3, 2018|Reading time: 5 minutes
It’s one thing to say that Neo4j streamlines real-time recommendations; it’s another to show you the code so you can see for yourself. In this series, we discuss how real-time recommendations support a number of different use cases, from product… Read more →
Keywords: cypher • entity-relationship diagram • facebook • graph database • graph technology • neo4j • real-time recommendations • Recommendations • Retail Recommendations • schema
This Week in Neo4j – NetSCAN community detection, Trending Activity Feeds Using GraphQL and Neo4j, Neo4j to Contentful in Elixir
By Mark Needham
September 1, 2018|Reading time: 4 minutes
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 have the NetSCAN community detection algorithm, Neo4j to Contentful in Elixir, messaging features… Read more →
Keywords: community detection • cypher • dating • discourse • GRANDstack • GraphQL • twin4j
Imperative vs. Declarative Query Languages: What’s the Difference?
By Bryce Merkl Sasaki
August 21, 2018|Reading time: 4 minutes
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
This Week in Neo4j – Getting Started with Neo4j Desktop and Browser, Graphileon Personal Edition, Intuitive Detections Research with Neo4j
By Mark Needham
August 18, 2018|Reading time: 5 minutes
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 have the release of Graphileon Personal Edition, a new Getting Started with Neo4j… Read more →
Keywords: cypher • Neo4j Browser • Neo4j Desktop • online dating • twin4j
Which GraphConnect Training Should You Take? [Quiz]
By Bryce Merkl Sasaki
August 17, 2018|Reading time: 2 minutes
It’s that time of year again. In less than five weeks, Emil will be getting on stage at GraphConnect 2018 in the heart to Times Square, NYC and announcing the new release of….wow, I think we’re getting a little ahead… Read more →
Keywords: cypher • data science • Data Visualization • graph algorithms • graphconnect • machine learning • natural language understanding • Neo4j Bloom • neo4j training • python
Graph Databases for Beginners: Why a Database Query Language Matters (More Than You Think)
By Bryce Merkl Sasaki
August 15, 2018|Reading time: 10 minutes
Languages (the natural, human kind) shape how you view the world. From color to time to gender relations, there’s no escaping how language limits (or expands) your worldview. Words are the categories and labels that we use to process and… Read more →
Keywords: cypher • cypher query language • database query language • graph database • graph technology • query language • rdbms • relational database • sql • structured query language
The Top 10 Reasons to Attend GraphConnect 2018 in New York City
By Bryce Merkl Sasaki
August 10, 2018|Reading time: 5 minutes
Once again, GraphConnect makes its way back to the vibrant island of Manhattan this autumn! Whether you’re new to the world of graph database technology or you’ve been a part of the movement for some time, there’s something new for… Read more →
Keywords: Connected Data • cypher • data science • Data Visualization • graph algorithms • graph database • graph technology • graphconnect • Knowledge Graph • machine learning
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