How Hackers Attack: 5-Minute Interview with Andy Robbins, Adversary Resilience Lead at SpecterOps
By Jocelyn Hoppa
July 13, 2018|
Reading time: 3 minutes
Basically, we get paid to break into organizations, steal their data, and give them a report on how we did it, said Andy Robbins, Pen Tester and Red Team Lead at SpecterOps. Andy is one of the founders of BloodHound,… Read more →
Keywords: 5-minute interview • Andy Robbins • attack graph • BloodHound project • cyber security • defense graph • Graph Databases • graph technology • Michael Hunger • SpecterOps
Machine Learning on Graphs: 5-Minute Interview with Ajinkya Kale, Senior Applied Researcher at eBay
By Jocelyn Hoppa
July 6, 2018|
Reading time: 2 minutes
“Most people are not yet looking at graph databases from a machine-learning point of view. All the inherent knowledge we as humans use to make decisions can be encoded in a graph structure,” said Ajinkya Kale, Senior Applied Researcher at… Read more →
Keywords: 5-minute interview • chatbot • Data Visualization • eBay • Graph Databases • graph model • graph technology • Knowledge Graph • machine learning • natural language understanding
Connecting the Tech Stack: 5-Minute Interview with Tim Ward, CEO at CluedIn
By Jocelyn Hoppa
June 29, 2018|
Reading time: 5 minutes
“Connected data is always more interesting than disconnected data, especially when you’re wanting to do something like we do,” said Tim Ward, CEO at CluedIn. For Tim, it’s all about flexibility, scalability and resilience. As the CEO (and an engineer)… Read more →
Keywords: 5-minute interview • Connected Data • Graph Databases • graph model • graph technology • graphconnect • machine learning • nosql • polyglot persistence • technology stack
Visualizing Healthy Lifestyles: 5-Minute Interview with Alicia Powers, SVP at NYCEDC
By Jocelyn Hoppa
June 22, 2018|
Reading time: 3 minutes
“The future of graph technology is already here. It’s everywhere, because we can model anything in a way that’s more close to how it is in real life,” said Alicia Powers, Senior Vice President at New York City Economic Development… Read more →
Keywords: 5-minute interview • Data Visualization • graph community • Graph Databases • graph technology • graphconnect • neural networks • Recommendation Engine • Social Networks • sql
Forrester Research: Graph Databases Vendor Landscape [Free Report]
By Bryce Merkl Sasaki
December 18, 2017|
Reading time: 2 minutes
In 2015, analyst firm Forrester Research published a vendor landscape report on the state of graph databases. It included a few graph technology vendors, several graph use cases and described Neo4j as the “most popular graph database.” Since then, graph… Read more →
Keywords: Connected Data • Forrester research • Graph Databases • graph technology • java • native graph database • neo4j • python • sql • sustainable competitive advantage
FOSDEM 2018: Join Us in the Graph Developer Room!
By Michael Hunger, Developer Relations
November 20, 2017|
Reading time: 2 minutes
We’re happy to announce that the graph processing and graph database developer room will again take place at FOSDEM 2018. Check out all the details here, including information about submissions: http://graphdevroom.org. FOSDEM is an annual conference at the Université Libre… Read more →
Keywords: FOSDEM • Graph Analytics • Graph Databases
Neo4j: The Power behind the Paradise Papers
By Bryce Merkl Sasaki
November 10, 2017|
Reading time: 3 minutes
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
Graph Databases for Beginners: Graph Search Algorithm Basics
By Joy Chao
August 1, 2016|
Reading time: 7 minutes
While graph databases are certainly a rising tide in the world of technology, graph theory and graph algorithms are mature and well-understood fields of computer science. In particular, graph search algorithms can be used to mine useful patterns and results… Read more →
Keywords: A-star algorithm • best-first search • breadth-first search • depth-first search • Dijkstra's algorithm • find shortest path • Graph Databases • Graph Search • graph search algorithm • Graph Theory
The 5-Minute Interview: Ivan Portilla, IT Architect at IBM
By Bryce Merkl Sasaki
July 22, 2016|
Reading time: 2 minutes
For this week’s 5-Minute Interview, I spoke with Ivan Portilla, IT Architect at IBM. I sat down with Ivan at GraphConnect Europe. Here’s what we talked about: How Neo4j was used in the WayBlazer project? Ivan: Neo4j was the key… Read more →
Keywords: 5-minute interview • cognitive computing • docker • Graph Databases • IBM • microservices • neo4j • Recommendation Engine • Watson • WayBlazer
Graph Databases for Beginners: Native vs. Non-Native Graph Technology
By Bryce Merkl Sasaki
July 18, 2016|
Reading time: 7 minutes
No technology is equally good at everything, and databases are no exception. It’s possible for databases to satisfy different kinds of functions: batch and transactional workloads, memory access and disk access, SQL and XML access and graph and document data… Read more →
Keywords: Cassandra • database architecture • global index • Graph Databases • graph processing • graph storage • graph technology • index free adjacency • MySQL • nosql database
My Neo4j Summer Road Trip to the World of Healthcare [Part 1]
By Bryce Merkl Sasaki
July 4, 2016|
Reading time: 6 minutes
Nothing excites me more than getting on an adventurous road trip to explore the unknown. What’s even better is this adventure doesn’t involve getting sweaty and exhausted to drive long hours in the middle of nowhere. Yes, I’m talking about… Read more →
Keywords: cypher • drug manufacturer • etl • FDA • Graph Databases • Healthcare • lobbying disclosures • Medicare • neo4j • prescription drug abuse
New Neo4j 3.0 Online Training Classes for Cypher & Production Deployment
By Bryce Merkl Sasaki
June 30, 2016|
Reading time: 2 minutes
Since the launch of Neo4j 3.0 at GraphConnect Europe, we’ve been working on moving our online training classes to their new home on neo4j.com. By running the classes on our own site, we want to provide a better integrated experience… Read more →
Keywords: cypher • Graph Data • Graph Databases • graph query language • import CSV • Introduction to Graph Databases • language driver • neo4j 3.0 • Neo4j Browser • Online Training
The 5-Minute Interview: Kent Lovestjärna, Digital Media Manager at Hästens
By Bryce Merkl Sasaki
May 20, 2016|
Reading time: 2 minutes
For this week’s 5-Minute Interview, I caught up with Kent Lovestjärna, the Digital Media Manager at Hästens Sängar in Köping, Sweden. I chatted at Kent while we were at GraphConnect Europe. Here’s what we discussed: Q: Talk to me about… Read more →
Keywords: 5-minute interview • digital media • graph • Graph Databases • graphconnect • Hästens • Master Data Management • neo4j • SAP • Sweden
Stop Fraud Rings in Their Tracks with Graph Databases [Infographic]
By Bryce Merkl Sasaki
May 16, 2016|
Reading time: 1 minute
Fraud rings are big business. First-party bank fraud costs banks (and their customers) over $16 billion each year in the United States, and insurance fraud costs nearly $80 billion annually. And fraud rings organized around ecommerce fraud rack up nearly… Read more →
Keywords: bank fraud • ecommerce fraud • fraud analytics • fraud detection • Fraud Rings • Graph Databases • infographic • Insurance Fraud • neo4j • organized fraud
The Internet of Things Is a Graph and Graphs Are IoT
By Bryce Merkl Sasaki
April 5, 2016|
Reading time: 4 minutes
Note: Andy Mulholland will be one of the keynote speakers at GraphConnect Europe. Get your ticket to hear Andy’s presentation on 26 April 2016. The usual reaction to a title like this is one of complete incomprehension. This would seem… Read more →
Keywords: building management • complex event processing • event hub • Graph Databases • graphconnect • Internet of Things • IoT • smart web • Uber
Tuning Your Cypher: Tips & Tricks for More Effective Queries
By Bryce Merkl Sasaki
February 10, 2016|
Reading time: 10 minutes
Editor’s Note: Last October at GraphConnect San Francisco, Petra Selmer and Mark Needham – Engineers at Neo Technology – delivered this presentation on how to develop effective queries with Cypher. For more videos from GraphConnect SF and to register for… Read more →
Keywords: cartesian product • cypher • Graph Databases • graphconnect • iterative dynamic programming • neo4j • Neo4j Browser • query execution • query plan • relational database
Why Production-Grade Neo4j Hosting Matters – From One Graphista to Another
By Bryce Merkl Sasaki
October 9, 2015|
Reading time: 4 minutes
Editor’s Note: GrapheneDB is a Bronze sponsor of GraphConnect San Francisco. Register for GraphConnect to meet Alberto and other sponsors in person. I’m a developer who knows what it’s like to set up Neo4j in production. I’ve been in the… Read more →
Keywords: amazon web services • aws technology partner • data modeling • Graph Databases • graphconnect • GrapheneDB • heroku • microsoft azure • neo4j • neo4j hosting
GraphGrid Interview: Neo4j for Your Modern Graph Data Architecture
By Bryce Merkl Sasaki
October 8, 2015|
Reading time: 7 minutes
Editor’s Note: GraphGrid is a Bronze sponsor of GraphConnect San Francisco. Register for GraphConnect to meet Ben and Brad and other sponsors in person. I recently sat down with Ben and Brad Nussbaum, the co-creators of GraphGrid to talk more… Read more →
Keywords: data architecture • data integration • DevOps • elasticsearch • enterprise software • Graph Analytics • Graph Databases • high availability • neo4j • neo4j enterprise
Graph Databases in the Enterprise: Master Data Management
By Bryce Merkl Sasaki
October 5, 2015|
Reading time: 4 minutes
Master data is the lifeblood of your enterprise. The umbrella of “master data” includes vital data such as: Users Customers Products Accounts Partners Sites Business units Many business applications use master data and it’s often held in many different places,… Read more →
Keywords: business applications • customer data • data model • Graph Databases • master data • Master Data Management • MDM • mdm system • relational database • use case
Graph Databases in the Enterprise: Real-Time Recommendation Engines
By Bryce Merkl Sasaki
September 28, 2015|
Reading time: 3 minutes
Whether your enterprise operates in the retail, social, services or media sector, offering your users highly targeted, real-time recommendations is essential to maximizing customer value and staying competitive. Unlike other business data, recommendations must be inductive and contextual in order… Read more →
Keywords: browsing history • eBay • Graph Databases • logistics • product recommendations • purchase history • real-time recommendations • Recommendation Engine • use case • Walmart
Graph Databases in the Enterprise: Fraud Detection
By Bryce Merkl Sasaki
September 21, 2015|
Reading time: 4 minutes
Banks and insurance companies lose billions of dollars every year to fraud. Traditional methods of fraud detection fail to minimize these losses since they perform discrete analyses that are susceptible to false positives (and false negatives). Knowing this, increasingly sophisticated… Read more →
Keywords: banks • e-Commerce Fraud • fraud detection • fraud ring • Graph Databases • insurance company • link analysis • online payment systems • synthetic identities • use case
From the Neo4j Community: August 2015
By Bryce Merkl Sasaki
September 17, 2015|
Reading time: 2 minutes
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
Free Neo4j Books (+ Discounts), from Beginner to Advanced
By Bryce Merkl Sasaki
September 14, 2015|
Reading time: 6 minutes
Editor’s Note: All promotions in this blog post have now expired. Please use this post for informational purposes only and to browse Neo4j books available from Packt Publishing. Whether you’re a brand-new user of Neo4j or a seasoned vet, you… Read more →
Keywords: cypher • data modeling • Graph Data • Graph Databases • java • neo4j • neo4j books • python • ruby • sql
Spreadsheets Are Graphs Too!
By Bryce Merkl Sasaki
August 26, 2015|
Reading time: 9 minutes
Editor’s Note: Last May at GraphConnect Europe, Felienne Hermans – Assistant Professor at Delft University of Technology – gave this engaging talk on why you shouldn’t overlook the power of the humble spreadsheet. Listen to or read her presentation below.… Read more →
Keywords: code smell • excel • Graph Databases • graphconnect • neo4j • software engineering • source code • spreadsheets • sql • turing machine
Graph Databases for the Greater Global Good [GraphConnect Preview]
By Bryce Merkl Sasaki
August 17, 2015|
Reading time: 2 minutes
As we put the finishing touches on the GraphConnect San Francisco agenda, I’ve noticed a heart-warming trend I’d like to share with you. Several of the speakers scheduled for the conference on October 21st will describe how they use graph… Read more →
Keywords: Big Data • Graph Databases • graphconnect • icij • international consortium of investigative journalists • monsanto • neo technology • neo4j • traceone • world economic forum
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