Graph Databases for Beginners: Why a Database Query Language Matters (More Than You Think)
By Bryce Merkl Sasaki
August 15, 2018|
Reading time: 11 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 Jocelyn Hoppa
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 alorithms • graph database • graph technology • GraphConnect 2018 • knowledge graphs • machine learning
This Week in Neo4j – Exploring large Knowledge Graphs, Analysing YouTube videos using NLP techniques, Data Modelling for beginners
By Mark Needham
August 4, 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 a tool for exploring large Knowledge Graphs, analysing YouTube videos using NLP… Read more →
Keywords: cypher • google cloud platform • graph data modeling • knowledge graphs • Kubernetes • machine learning • nlp • random walk • twin4j • youtube
Why 20 Women Gathering in the Swedish Mountains Might Just Change the World
By Jocelyn Hoppa
July 26, 2018|
Reading time: 5 minutes
As a Swedish Generation Xer, I was brought up in the spirit that men and women were created equal, and that gender differences were a social construct that was out of fashion. In Senior High, my technology teacher warned us… Read more →
Keywords: computer science • cypher • data analysis • data science • data science camp • female engineer • Graph Databases • pink programming • search engines • statistical models
Metadata for Real People: 5-Minute Interview with Pieter Visser, Solutions Architect at the University of Washington
By Jocelyn Hoppa
July 20, 2018|
Reading time: 4 minutes
With metadata, everything’s connected. That’s what makes it interesting, said Pieter Visser, Solutions Architect at the University of Washington (at the time of the interview). At the University of Washington, the IT team serving the business tried more than one… Read more →
Keywords: 5-minute interview • BI tools • cypher • data model • enterprise data warehouse • graph technology • metadata • Pieter Visser • Relational Databases • semantic discretionary access control
Don’t Choose One Database… Choose Them All!
By Jocelyn Hoppa
July 19, 2018|
Reading time: 13 minutes
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
Graphs at Scale: Scale Out Neo4j Using Apache Mesos and DC/OS
By Jocelyn Hoppa
July 3, 2018|
Reading time: 9 minutes
Editor’s Note: This presentation was given by Johannes Unterstein at GraphConnect Europe in May 2017. Presentation Summary In this talk, Johannes Unterstein walks you through the mechanics and advantages of using Apache Mesos and DC/OS (data center operating system) for… Read more →
Keywords: Apache Mesos • Causal Clustering • Container orchestration • cypher • DC/OS • graphconnect • machine learning • Mesosphere • microservices • twitter
This Week in Neo4j – World Cup Graph and GraphQL API, Tuning Cypher Queries, Querying Spatial datapoints
By Mark Needham
June 23, 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 World Cup Graph and GraphQL API, an article explaining how to… Read more →
Keywords: cypher • Geospatial • GRANDstack • graph data modeling • GraphQL • Intro to Neo4j • strava • twin4j • world cup
Neo4j 3.4 Release Highlights in Less Than 8 Minutes [Video]
By Bryce Merkl Sasaki
May 21, 2018|
Reading time: 4 minutes
Hi everyone, My name is Ryan Boyd, and I’m on the Developer Relations team here at Neo4j. I want to talk with you today about our latest release Neo4j 3.4. Overview In Neo4j 3.4 we’ve made improvements across the entire… Read more →
Keywords: ACID • bolt • cache warming • cypher • database security • graph database • multi-tenant application • Neo4j 3.4 • Neo4j sandbox • spatial data
Neo4j Graph Database 3.4 GA Release: Everything You Need to Know
By Bryce Merkl Sasaki
May 17, 2018|
Reading time: 7 minutes
Author’s note: What a hectic week in the world of Neo4j! In addition to finalizing the delivery of Neo4j 3.4, we simultaneously built the GQL Manifesto, a call to support a common, unified Graph Query Language. Thank you to the… Read more →
Keywords: cache warming • Cartesian coordinates • cypher • database security • DevOps • graph database • hot backups • native graph database • neo4j • Neo4j 3.4 • rolling upgrades • spatial data
It’s Time for a Single Property Graph Query Language [Vote Now]
By Bryce Merkl Sasaki
May 15, 2018|
Reading time: 2 minutes
The time has come to create a single, unified property graph query language. Different languages for different products help no one. We’ve heard from the graph community that a common query language would be powerful: more developers with transferable expertise;… Read more →
Keywords: Amazon Neptune • cypher • declarative query language • G-CORE • GQL • graph query language • ldbc • neo4j • opencypher • Oracle • PGQL • SAP • sql
Introducing Neo4j Bloom: Graph Data Visualization for Everyone
By Bryce Merkl Sasaki
May 2, 2018|
Reading time: 4 minutes
Today at GraphTour San Francisco, CEO of Neo4j, Inc. Emil Eifrem announced the arrival of an entirely new product being added to the Neo4j Graph Platform: Neo4j Bloom. Neo4j Bloom is a breakthrough graph communication and data visualization product that… Read more →
Keywords: Connected Data • cypher • Data Relationships • Data Visualization • Graph Analytics • graph database • graph technology • graph visualization • neo4j • Neo4j Bloom
Meet SemSpect: A Different Approach to Graph Visualization [Community Post]
By Bryce Merkl Sasaki
April 12, 2018|
Reading time: 4 minutes
[As community content, this post reflects the views and opinions of the particular author and does not necessarily reflect the official stance of Neo4j.] Understanding large graphs is challenging. Sure, a proper Cypher query can retrieve valuable information. But how… Read more →
Keywords: APOC • cypher • Data Visualization • graph database • graph visualization • icij • neo4j • OWL 2 RL • paradise papers • RDF
Neo4j as a Critical Aspect of Human Capital Management (HCM)
By Bryce Merkl Sasaki
April 11, 2018|
Reading time: 19 minutes
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
Theo 4.0 Release: The Swift Driver for Neo4j
By Bryce Merkl Sasaki
March 21, 2018|
Reading time: 5 minutes
Last week, I wrote about Graph Gopher, the Neo4j client for iPhone. I mentioned that it was built alongside version 4.0 of Theo, the Swift language driver for Neo4j. Today, we’ll explore the Theo 4.0 update in more detail. But… Read more →
Keywords: bolt • cypher • github • graph database • iPhone • MessagePack • neo4j • PackStream • Swift • Swift programming language
This Week in Neo4j – Property Based Access Control, Intro to Cypher, User Path Analysis
By Mark Needham
March 17, 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 a sneak peak at property based access control in Neo4j 3.4, user… Read more →
Keywords: access control • cypher • data modeling • GraphQL • Music • path analytics • rstats • snowplow analytics • twin4j • yelp
Now You Can Express Cypher Queries in Pure Python using Pypher [Community Post]
By Bryce Merkl Sasaki
March 15, 2018|
Reading time: 4 minutes
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
Graph Gopher: The Neo4j Browser Built on Swift for Your iOS Device [Community Post]
By Bryce Merkl Sasaki
March 13, 2018|
Reading time: 4 minutes
Graph Gopher is a Neo4j browser for iPhone that was recently released to the App Store. Graph Gopher lets you interact natively with your Neo4j graphs through easy browsing and quick entry for new nodes and relationships. It gives you… Read more →
Keywords: bolt • cypher • graph database • graph visualization • iCloud • ios • neo4j • Neo4j Browser • open source • Swift
Achievement Unlocked:
1,000 Neo4j Certified Professionals
By Mark Needham
March 8, 2018|
Reading time: 3 minutes
In January 2016 we launched the first-ever Neo4j Certification for professionals so that Neo4j experts could prove their know-how, and this week saw the 1000th person pass the test. The 1000th person to pass the test was Gábor Szárnyas, our… Read more →
Keywords: bolt • Causal Clustering • cypher • data import • data modeling • database security • language drivers • neo4j certification • property graph model • user-defined procedures
This Week in Neo4j – RMarkdown, New APOC release, Finding Duplicates
By Mark Needham
March 3, 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 a new release of APOC, Neo4j in RMarkdown, finding duplicate users, Cypher… Read more →
Keywords: APOC • cypher • HDFS • Recommendation Engine • rmarkdown • russian trolls • S3 • twin4j • user-defined procedures
What’s Waiting for You in the Latest Release of the APOC Library [March 2018]
By Bryce Merkl Sasaki
March 1, 2018|
Reading time: 6 minutes
The last release of APOC library was just before GraphConnect New York, and in the meantime quite a lot of new features made their way into our little standard library. We also crossed 500 GitHub stars, thanks everyone for giving… Read more →
Keywords: APOC • cypher • data integration • ElasticSearch integration • graph algorithms • graphconnect • GraphML • HDFS • MongoDB integration • Neo4j Desktop
This Week in Neo4j – GraphTour, Google Cloud Functions, Visualizing Facebook Events
By Mark Needham
February 10, 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. Neo4j GraphTour is here The Neo4j GraphTour gets started next week with our first stops in… Read more →
Keywords: APOC • bidirectional relationships • cypher • ETL tool • facebook sdk • google cloud platform • GraphTour • reactome • suprfanz • twin4j
Getting Started with Data Analysis using Neo4j [Community Post]
By Bryce Merkl Sasaki
February 1, 2018|
Reading time: 8 minutes
[As community content, this post reflects the views and opinions of the particular author and does not necessarily reflect the official stance of Neo4j.] Why Are We Doing This? Data analysis is the phenomenon of dissecting, structuring and understanding data.… Read more →
Keywords: APOC • cypher • data analysis • data integrity • Issuu • json • Neo4j Desktop • Neo4j documentation • nosql • user-defined procedures
Retail & Neo4j: Ecommerce Delivery Service Routing
By Bryce Merkl Sasaki
January 17, 2018|
Reading time: 4 minutes
As a retailer, if you think keeping up with Amazon is expensive and time-consuming, consider the alternative: extinction. When it comes to delivery and fulfillment, Amazon is the uncontested emperor of ecommerce. Yet, their efficiency in tracking and delivering orders… Read more →
Keywords: Amazon • cypher • eBay • ecommerce • ecommerce delivery • MySQL • Retail • ruby • service routing • service-oriented architecture
This Week in Neo4j – FOSDEM, Knowledge Graphs, Azure Template
By Mark Needham
January 13, 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’ve got the finalised FOSDEM Graph Processing Room schedule, an updated Azure template, knowledge… Read more →
Keywords: Azure marketplace • cypher • FOSDEM • graph processing • Knowledge Graph • neo4j ogm • PHP • twin4j • what is a graph database? • Windows
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