AI & Graph Technology: AI Explainability
By David Penick
August 26, 2019 3 mins read
Read the fifth and final installment of our blog series on artificial intelligence and the ways AI explainability adds context for credibility.
Explore: AI / Machine Learning • blog • graph database • Graph Databases • graph platform • graph technology • Knowledge Graph • machine learning • neo4j
Popularity and PageRank at Westerburg High
By Jocelyn Hoppa
August 6, 2019 8 mins read
Learn more about the graph algorithm PageRank, told through an example of high school popularity via the classic 1980s movie “Heathers.”
Explore: cypher • graph algorithms • Graph Databases • graphs are everywhere • Heathers • Page Rank
AI and Graph Technology: 4 Ways Graphs Add Context
By David Penick
July 29, 2019 5 mins read
Read the first installment of this blog series on artificial intelligence on the ways graph technology adds necessary context for powerful AI solutions.
Explore: ai • AI explainability • artificial intelligence • deep learning • graph algorithms • graph database • Graph Databases • graph technology • knowledge graphs • machine learning
NoSQL Data Modeling: 5-Minute Interview with Pascal Desmarets
By Jocelyn Hoppa
June 28, 2019 3 mins read
Check out this 5-minute interview with Pascal Desmarets, Founder and CEO of Hackolade, as he talks about NoSQL data modeling with Neo4j.
Explore: 5-minute interview • data analytics • data modeling • Graph Databases • Hackolade • neo4j • nosql • Pascal Desmarets • relational database
#GraphCast: The Jim Webber Show
By Bryce Merkl Sasaki
June 7, 2019 1 min read
Check out this week’s #GraphCast, featuring the Jim Webber Show: a video series on engineering insights (and Britishy humor) from Neo4j’s chief scientist.
Explore: Graph Databases • graph technology • GraphCast • Jim Webber • native graph database • neo4j • Scalability
Announcing the Neo4j Speaker Program: Get Paid to Speak at Conferences Around the World
By Jocelyn Hoppa
April 2, 2019 2 mins read
The graph database industry is kind of exploding (as you likely already know if you’re reading this). The Neo4j community is rife with graph enthusiasts eager to share their knowledge gained from experiences with implementing graphs for a variety of… Read more →
Explore: Graph Databases • graph technology • Neo4j Community • Neo4j Speaker Program • technology conferences
Graph V-Day (Graph Visualization Day) Recap
By Jocelyn Hoppa
March 10, 2019 9 mins read
In light of February’s holiday of love (Valentine’s Day), we asked our community to share the graph visualizations they loved the most. Valentine’s Day became Graph Visualization Day! The response was incredible and the data visualizations were truly remarkable, and… Read more →
Explore: cypher • Data Visualization • digital transformation • Graph Databases • graph visualization day • neo4j • Neo4j Bloom
Vampire Express: Graphing a Classic ’80s Choose Your Own Adventure Story
By Jocelyn Hoppa
February 21, 2019 5 mins read
Here at Neo4j, we have a motto: Graphs Are Everywhere. This blog series was inspired by all the times I encountered graphs and “graph problems” in my non-working life. Hopefully these posts help you see more graphs in the world.… Read more →
Explore: choose your own adventure • cypher • data model • Graph Databases • graph model • metagraph • neo4j • pathfinding • vampire express
Graph Algorithms in Neo4j: Strongly Connected Components
By Jocelyn Hoppa
February 18, 2019 3 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 →
Explore: community detection algorithms • Connected Data • cypher • graph algorithms • Graph Analytics • Graph Databases • intelligent solutions • Strongly Connected Components
Host an Event (Big or Small) with Us for Global Graph Celebration Day
By Jocelyn Hoppa
February 14, 2019 5 mins read
Join us and the global Neo4j community on April 15, 2019 to celebrate the birth of the inventor of graph theory, Leonhard Euler!. Help us lead this day of celebration, collaboration and advocacy around the topic of graph-thinking and those… Read more →
Explore: Global Graph Celebration Day • Graph Databases • Graph Theory • Leonard Euler • Neo4j Community • Seven Bridges of Königsberg
Social Power, Operational Ease: 5-Minute Interview with David Fox, Software Engineer at Adobe
By Jocelyn Hoppa
January 11, 2019 3 mins read
“We were able to go from 48 Cassandra instances to three Neo4j instances. Going into the project, we weren’t sure whether that was going to be possible,” said David Fox, Software Engineer at Adobe. Adobe runs Behance, a social network… Read more →
Explore: 5-minute interview • activity feed • Adobe • Behance • Cassandra • David Fox • Graph Databases • machine learning • Neo4j Community • social network
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 →
Explore: Bloom • cypher • enterprise AI • GRANDstack • Graph Databases • graph visualization • Hilary Mason • knowledge graphs • machine learning • neo4j
7 Seriously Awesome Neo4j Blogs from 2018
By Jocelyn Hoppa
December 26, 2018 4 mins read
We all know no one really reads these intros to year-end listicles, so we’ll keep it brief and just say this: thank you to you for reading. We are incredibly grateful to everyone who has visited the Neo4j blog in… Read more →
Explore: cypher • Graph Algorithm • Graph Databases • graph technology • microservices • neo4j • Neo4j Community • open data • Russian Twitter trolls • textual data
KeneteK & LARUS Announce a New Graph Partnership
By Jocelyn Hoppa
December 20, 2018 6 mins read
In 2018, it’s been estimated that 80% of financial transactions still pass through a mainframe application, and in most enterprises, a mainframe app is still the center of most data propagation. This stat alone means companies struggle to find a… Read more →
Explore: cypher • data propagation • digital transformation • grad model • Graph Databases • KeneteK • Larus • mainframe application • master data • neo4j
It’s High Time Neo4j Had a CFO – Here’s Who We Chose [Interview]
By Bryce Merkl Sasaki
December 13, 2018 8 mins read
Just yesterday, I got to announce the addition of Denise Persson – CMO at Snowflake – to the Neo4j Board of Directors. Today, I get to announce another incredibly important executive appointment: Mike Asher has joined Neo4j as our inaugural… Read more →
Explore: 5-minute interview • Amazon • CFO • Connected Data • Graph Databases • graph technology • Microsoft • Mike Asher • neo4j • Silicon Valley
How to Exploit the 6 Relationships of Retail to Delight Your Customers [Infographic]
By Jocelyn Hoppa
November 30, 2018 1 min read
Retail opportunities are as big and dynamic as the industry has ever seen, and yet, knowing what to do or how to attack said opportunities is a bit more difficult to ascertain. U.S. retail sales per year are in the… Read more →
Explore: Connected Data • Graph Databases • graph technology • Retail • retail competitive advantage • retail opportunities
FOSDEM 2019: Join Us in the Graph Developer Room!
By Michael Hunger, Developer Relations
November 9, 2018 2 mins read
Like every year, the fall conference season is in full swing when we’re already preparing for the next batch of conferences in spring 2019. We’re happy to announce that the graph processing and graph database developer room was accepted again… Read more →
Explore: data science • FOSDEM • Graph Analytics • Graph Databases • graph processing • graph query language • graph visualization • Internet of Things • natural language processing • Neo4j Community
New Features, Now: 5-Minute Interview with Mark Hashimoto, Senior Director of Engineering, Digital Home at Comcast
By Jocelyn Hoppa
3 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 →
Explore: 5-minute interview • Comcast • data fabric • digital home • graph data model • Graph Databases • graph technology • graphconnect • IoT • Universal Studios
If You Build It They Will Come: Starting a GraphDB Meetup Where There Is None
By Jocelyn Hoppa
October 30, 2018 4 mins read
About seven years ago, I came across Neo4j while trying to find a way to visually represent stored information and make connections like the human brain does. At the time, I only really needed to build an awesome recommendation engine… Read more →
Explore: DataPhilly • Graph Databases • graph technology • GraphDB meetup • neo4j • nosql
Interchangeable Parts: 5-Minute Interview with Preston Hendrickson, Principal Systems Analyst at CALIBRE
By Jocelyn Hoppa
October 26, 2018 3 mins read
“It’s easy to teach people to use Neo4j. It’s hands-on training, not death by PowerPoint,” said Preston Hendrickson, Principal Systems Analyst at CALIBRE. CALIBRE works with large government customers, including the U.S. Army, where maintenance, operation and support costs of… Read more →
Explore: 5-minute interview • data retrieval • data science • dynamic SQL • Graph Databases • nosql • python • rdbms • recursive SQL • sql queries
Why You Should Start Thinking About Your Organization as a Graph
By Jocelyn Hoppa
October 18, 2018 5 mins read
Do you think there is no space for a graph database in your company? Or it would be a huge effort to integrate a graph database into your product? I have to tell you: You can use a graph database… Read more →
Explore: connected dataset • corporate knowledge • Graph Databases • GraphAware • Hume • issue-tracking systems • javascript • Knowledge Graph • microservices • software development
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 4 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 learn how to supercharge developer productivity with the latest release of neo4j-graphql.js, there’s… Read more →
Explore: cypher • Graph Databases • graphconnect • GraphQL • Kettle • Neo4j Community • Neo4j for the Enterprise • Neo4j sandbox • Pentaho Kettle • twin4j
Microservice and Module Management with Neo4j
By Jocelyn Hoppa
October 3, 2018 15 mins read
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 →
Explore: afferent coupling • cypher • efferent coupling • Graph Databases • graphconnect • java • microservices • module management • monolithic software • Structure101
Hilary Mason [ML at Cloudera] & Stephen O’Grady [Principal at RedMonk] Will Keynote at GraphConnect 2018
By Bryce Merkl Sasaki
September 7, 2018 2 mins read
We’re pleased to announce the addition of two phenomenal keynote speakers to the already-awesome lineup of presenters at GraphConnect 2018 in New York City. (Psst: Register now if you haven’t already, as space is limited!). Morning Keynote Speaker: Hilary Mason,… Read more →
Explore: ai • Application Development • artificial intelligence • Cloudera • Graph Databases • graph technology • graphconnect • machine learning • ML • software development
Cypher Philly: Civic Empowerment & Actionable Change Using Data-Driven Storytelling
By Jocelyn Hoppa
September 6, 2018 3 mins read
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 →
Explore: cypher • Cypher Philly • data scientists • Graph Databases • graphconnect • Linode • open civic data • Panama Papers • paradise papers
