A Journey to the Graph Side: How (& Why) the Former CTO of MariaDB Joined Neo4j [Interview]
By Bryce Merkl Sasaki
January 15, 2019|Reading time: 7 minutes
If you don’t know anything about MariaDB – and you’re reading a database blog remember – then you’re the exception. In 2018, MariaDB was the second-fastest-growing relational database (behind Postgres) and is a leading example of commercially supported open source… Read more →
Explore: 5-minute interview • cto • graph algorithms • graph database • graph technology • MariaDB • MySQL • neo4j • open source • rdbms • relational database
Graph Algorithms in Neo4j: Minimum Weight Spanning Tree
By Jocelyn Hoppa
January 14, 2019|Reading time: 4 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 →
Explore: cypher • graph algorithms • Graph Analytics • graph database • Graph Search • Minimum Weight Spanning Tree • neo4j • pathfinding • telecom
Mastering Highly Distributed Architecture
By Jocelyn Hoppa
January 9, 2019|Reading time: 12 minutes
Editor’s Note: This presentation was given by Thomas Lawrence at GraphConnect New York in October 2017. Presentation Summary Amadeus is one of the largest software companies in the world. The following post explores how the company built their YAC visualizer,… Read more →
Explore: amadeus • data architecture • data cartography • GDPR • GDPR Compliance • graph database • graph visualization • graphconnect • Keylines • neo4j
#GraphCast: Bandersnatch Edition
By Jocelyn Hoppa
January 6, 2019|Reading time: 2 minutes
Welcome to this week’s #GraphCast – our new series featuring what you might have missed on the Neo4j YouTube channel. Last week, our Editor-in-Chief, Bryce Merkl Sasaki, decided to get geeked on graph theory proof of Euler’s formula, which highlights… Read more →
Explore: Bandersnatch • complex workflows • Connected Data • decision trees • graph database • graph technology • Graph Theory • GraphCast • GraphConnect 2018 • neo4j • traversal
Moving From the Static Grid to the Virtualized Graph Database
By Jocelyn Hoppa
January 3, 2019|Reading time: 14 minutes
Editor’s Note: This presentation was given by Aaron Wallace and Andrew Chumney at GraphConnect New York City in 2017. Presentation Summary The adoption of the European Union’s GDPR regulation in May of 2018 has forever changed the way enterprises have… Read more →
Explore: enterprise metadata • GDPR • GDPR Compliance • graph database • graphconnect • Master Data Management • metadata model • natural language processing • Pitney Bowes • single customer view
#GraphCast: Euler’s Formula (a Graph Theory Proof)
By Bryce Merkl Sasaki
December 23, 2018|Reading time: 2 minutes
Welcome to this week’s #GraphCast – our fortnightly series featuring what you might have missed in AV media within the wider the world of graphs. Last #GraphCast, our Managing Editor, Jocelyn Hoppa, stole the video I was going to pick… Read more →
Explore: Euler's characteristic formula • Euler's formula • graph database • graph duality • graph technology • Graph Theory • GraphCast • GraphTour • neo4j
Announcing the Neo4j GraphTour in 8+ Cities Worldwide
By Bryce Merkl Sasaki
December 19, 2018|Reading time: 3 minutes
Starting this February, Neo4j is coming to a city near you to deliver a full day of sessions on how graph database technology is revolutionizing the modern enterprise. The GraphTour Basics This one-day local event will teach you all you… Read more →
Explore: Connected Data • cypher • data integration • Graph Analytics • graph database • graph technology • graphconnect • GraphTour • neo4j • Neo4j Community
Graph Databases for Beginners: Native vs. Non-Native Graph Technology
By Bryce Merkl Sasaki
December 18, 2018|Reading time: 8 minutes
It’s a common figure of speech: “Jack of all trades, master of none.” The heart behind the phrase is that if you’re trying to be good at everything, you normally end up being sort of mediocre at a large number… Read more →
Explore: Cassandra • database architecture • graph database • graph processing • graph storage • graph technology • index free adjacency • MySQL • native graph database • native graph technology
The Evolution and Future of Graph Technology: Intelligent Systems
By Jocelyn Hoppa
December 14, 2018|Reading time: 5 minutes
The field of graph technology has developed rapidly in recent years. From the beginnings of the Neo4j graph database – released almost nine years ago in version 1.0 – up to the latest version (and also the developments of other… Read more →
Explore: ai • big data solution • GQL • graph database • graph query language • graph technology • Intelligent Systems • ML • neo4j • nlp • sql
Please Welcome Denise Persson – CMO at Snowflake – to the Neo4j Board [Interview]
By Bryce Merkl Sasaki
December 11, 2018|Reading time: 8 minutes
It is my pleasure to introduce the newest member of the Neo4j Board of Directors: Denise Persson. Denise is the Chief Marketing Officer at Snowflake Computing, one of the hottest companies in the data space – and like Neo4j, also… Read more →
Explore: 5-minute interview • Connected Data • Denise Persson • Graph Data • graph database • graph technology • neo4j • Neo4j board • Silicon Valley • Snowflake
Graph Databases for Beginners: Other Graph Technologies
By Bryce Merkl Sasaki
|Reading time: 7 minutes
Back in the day (when Prussia was still a thing), Königsberg must have been a really boring place. That’s because the definition of fun in Königsberg was to walk around the city’s seven bridges and find a path that only… Read more →
Explore: data model • graph database • graph technology • hypergraph • native graph database • nosql • nosql database • property graph • RDF • Triple Store
#GraphCast: Graph Algorithms & Game of Thrones
By Jocelyn Hoppa
December 9, 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 Editor-in-Chief, Bryce Merkl Sasaki, shined some light back on our Intro to APOC video series (by Michael… Read more →
Explore: data analysis • Game of Thrones • graph algorithms • graph database • GraphCast
Intelligent Recommendation Engine for Financial Analysts
By Jocelyn Hoppa
December 7, 2018|Reading time: 7 minutes
Editor’s Note: This presentation was given by Geoffrey Horrell at GraphConnect New York in October 2017. Presentation Summary Thomson Reuters has been collecting data for the last 150 years. It became clear that its financial analysis custers were struggling with… Read more →
Explore: Data Relationships • financial analysis • financial data insight • graph database • graphconnect • Knowledge Graph • natural language processing • property graph • Recommendation Engine • Thomson Reuters
Evaluating Investor Performance Using Neo4j, GraphXR and ML
By Jocelyn Hoppa
December 6, 2018|Reading time: 6 minutes
[Editor’s Note: The blog post and project is the result of a group of graduate students in the M.S. Business Analytics program at Santa Clara University. Learn more about these awesome folks below!] Venture capital has become an increasingly popular… Read more →
Explore: Data Visualization • graph database • graph filtering • graphical software • GraphXR • Kineviz • machine learning algorithm • machine learning analysis • neo4j • property graph
(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 →
Explore: 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 →
Explore: 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 →
Explore: 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 →
Explore: 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 →
Explore: bus route • cypher • graph database • graph traversal • graphconnect • index free adjacency • journey planning • neo4j • train journey • trip planning
Fraud Detection Using Graph Technology
By Jocelyn Hoppa
November 16, 2018|Reading time: 4 minutes
Graph technology refers to the storage, management and querying of data graphical representation. Here, your indices become vertices and your relationships are converted into edges. Through analysis of the fine-grained relationships, by using graph analysis, you can find out oddities… Read more →
Explore: Connected Data • data analysis • data modeling • fraud detection • graph algorithms • graph database • graph technology • machine learning • money laundering • social media networks
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 →
Explore: cypher • graph algorithms • graph database • graph technology • neo4j • Neo4j Community • Neo4j Desktop • Neo4j Graph Platform • open core • open source
Creating a Data Distribution Knowledge Base Using Neo4j
By Jocelyn Hoppa
November 14, 2018|Reading time: 10 minutes
Editor’s Note: This presentation was given by Syed Haniff at GraphConnect Europe in May 2017. Presentation Summary UBS bank was relying on a data distribution model that was no longer serving its internal consumers, largely because it required its users… Read more →
Explore: data distribution platform • data insights • data lineage • graph database • graphconnect • knowledge base • metadata • neo4j • reference data • UBS
Graph Databases for Beginners: ACID vs. BASE Explained
By Bryce Merkl Sasaki
November 13, 2018|Reading time: 4 minutes
When it comes to NoSQL databases, data consistency models can sometimes be strikingly different than those used by relational databases (as well as quite different from other NoSQL stores). The two most common consistency models are known by the acronyms… Read more →
Explore: ACID • aggregate stores • base • consistency model • data consistency • graph database • neo4j • nosql • nosql database • relational database
We Just Closed the Largest Single Investment in the Graph Space. Now What?
By Bryce Merkl Sasaki
November 1, 2018|Reading time: 5 minutes
I’m thrilled to announce that Neo4j has just closed $80 million in a series E funding round. We are happy to welcome One Peak Partners and Morgan Stanley Expansion Capital to the graph of Neo4j funders. I’d also like to… Read more →
Explore: ai • artificial intelligence • Connected Data • fraud detection • graph database • graph technology • machine learning • ML • neo4j • Recommendation Engine
Graphs in Time and Space: A Visual Example
By Jocelyn Hoppa
October 31, 2018|Reading time: 7 minutes
Editor’s Note: This presentation was given by Dan Williams at GraphConnect Europe in May 2017. Presentation Summary Graph databases are helping to solve some of today’s most pressing challenges. From managing critical infrastructure and understanding cyber threats to detecting fraud,… Read more →
Explore: Cambridge Intelligence • data insights • Data Visualization • graph data visualization • graph database • graph topology • graph visualization • graphconnect • Keylines
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