It’s All in the Relationships: 15 Rules of a Native Graph Database
By Jocelyn Hoppa
September 9, 2019 3 mins read
Learn all the rules of what makes up a native graph database and its deep search advantages over NoSQL relational databases.
Explore: ACID • cypher • graph database platform • index free adjacency • labeled property graph • native graph database • neo4j • nosql • relational database
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
Graphs in Government: Introduction to Graph Technology
By Jocelyn Hoppa
April 22, 2019 2 mins read
Read this blog series to learn more about graph technology and discover the real-world use cases of graph databases in government.
Explore: asset management • elasticsearch • government solutions • graph database • knowledge base • MongoDB • nasa • nosql • rdbms • relational database
Applying Graphs to Enterprise Media Asset Management
By Jocelyn Hoppa
March 28, 2019 8 mins read
Editor’s Note: This presentation was given by Brant Boehmann and Chris Goodacre at GraphConnect New York in October 2017. Presentation Summary Scripps Networks Interactive is a leading developer of engaging lifestyle content in the home, food and travel categories for… Read more →
Explore: AWS • cypher • digital asset management • enterprise media asset management • graph database • graphconnect • LDAP • nosql • Scripps Networks Interactive
Graph Databases for Beginners: Other Graph Technologies
By Bryce Merkl Sasaki
December 11, 2018 7 mins read
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
Graph Databases for Beginners: A (Brief) Tour of Aggregate Stores
By Bryce Merkl Sasaki
November 27, 2018 7 mins read
In 1841, William Buckland was one of the first paleontologists to observe what today we call the Cambrian explosion. At the time, he naturally knew that it would become a favorite metaphor used the world over to describe whenever we… Read more →
Explore: aggregate store • apache cassandra • document database • document store • key value store • MongoDB • nosql • nosql database • Redis • wide-column store
Graph Databases for Beginners: ACID vs. BASE Explained
By Bryce Merkl Sasaki
November 13, 2018 4 mins read
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
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
Graph Databases for Beginners: Why We Need NoSQL Databases
By Bryce Merkl Sasaki
October 25, 2018 6 mins read
NoSQL databases are one of those things in life that are unhelpfully defined only by what they are not rather than by what they are, i.e., an anti-definition. NoSQL is a cheeky acronym for Not Only SQL – or more… Read more →
Explore: aggregate store • data model • data valence • data variety • data velocity • data volume • nosql • nosql database • relational database • sql
Chip Design on Graphs: 5-Minute Interview with Chuck Calio, Offering Manager, IBM PowerAI
By Jocelyn Hoppa
October 19, 2018 3 mins read
We use Neo4j to design our next-generation Power chips, said Chuck Calio, Offering Manager IBM PowerAI at IBM. The future of graph technology is in AI, but it’s not the only use case. From designing hardware (naturally a graph) to… Read more →
Explore: 5-minute interview • ai • dynamic pricing • graph algorithms • graph database • graph technology • machine learning • Master Data Management • nosql • Recommendation Engine
Enterprise AI for IT Ops: 5-Minute Interview with Clayton Ching, Global Head of Customer Success at Digitate
By Jocelyn Hoppa
October 12, 2018 4 mins read
“I believe everyone in the IT ops space is going to have to implement graph data a lot sooner than they think,” said Clayton Ching, Global Head of Customer Success at Digitate. IT operations is complex, with thousands of systems… Read more →
Explore: 5-minute interview • ai • enterprise applications • graph database • graph technology • it infrastructure • IT ops • nosql • Relational Databases • SAP ERP
Powering Recommendations with a Graph Database: Connect Buyer and Product Data
By Jocelyn Hoppa
August 20, 2018 3 mins read
Effective recommendations increase revenue and drive up average order value. But delivering highly relevant, real-time recommendations requires as much context as possible. Connecting the user to the perfect recommendation is an art. In this three-part series, we explore using recommendations… Read more →
Explore: customer relationship management • graph database • graph technology • nosql • personalized promotions • product recommendations • rdbms • real-time recommendations • Recommendations • relational database
Financial Risk Reporting: Building a Risk Metadata Foundation
By Jocelyn Hoppa
August 6, 2018 4 mins read
Regulations, such as BCBS 239, are driving banks to reexamine the way they manage financial risk management data. Building a connected data foundation supports a world of innovative uses of your enterprise data – including 360-degree visibility of your customers,… Read more →
Explore: BCBS 239 • Connected Data • financial risk reporting • financial services • governance • Graph Databases • native graph database • nosql • relational database • risk metadata
Don’t Choose One Database… Choose Them All!
By Jocelyn Hoppa
July 19, 2018 14 mins read
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 →
Explore: APIs • cypher • data analysis • database technology • graph database • graphconnect • machine learning • nosql • relational database • SQL databases
Graph Databases for Beginners: Why Connected Data Matters
By Bryce Merkl Sasaki
July 17, 2018 5 mins read
“It’s not what you know, it’s who you know.” Sound familiar? Depressingly, we all know it’s true: The boss’s son has a better shot at that corner office than you do. That’s because in business – and in life –… Read more →
Explore: Big Data • Connected Data • data model • Data Relationships • graph database • graph technology • neo4j • nosql • rdbms • relational database
Graph Databases for Beginners: Why Graph Technology Is the Future
By Bryce Merkl Sasaki
July 12, 2018 6 mins read
The world of graph technology has changed (and is still changing), so we’re rebooting our “Graph Databases for Beginners” series to reflect what’s new in the world of graph tech – while also helping newcomers catch up to speed with… Read more →
Explore: Big Data • Connected Data • graph database • graph technology • Graph Theory • index free adjacency • native graph database • neo4j • nosql • rdbms
Connecting the Tech Stack: 5-Minute Interview with Tim Ward, CEO at CluedIn
By Jocelyn Hoppa
June 29, 2018 5 mins read
“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 →
Explore: 5-minute interview • Connected Data • Graph Databases • graph model • graph technology • graphconnect • machine learning • nosql • polyglot persistence • technology stack
GDPR Compliance: Why Graph Technology Is the Fastest (and Most Future-Proof) Solution
By Bryce Merkl Sasaki
March 19, 2018 4 mins read
According to Eurostat, 81% of Europeans feel they don’t wholly control their online data and 69% worry that firms might use their data for purposes other than those advertised. The European Union’s General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) states that individuals… Read more →
Explore: Connected Data • data lineage • data privacy • Data Visualization • GDPR • GDPR Compliance • native graph database • nosql • personal data • rdbms
Getting Started with Data Analysis using Neo4j [Community Post]
By Bryce Merkl Sasaki
February 1, 2018 7 mins read
[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 →
Explore: APOC • cypher • data analysis • data integrity • Issuu • json • Neo4j Desktop • Neo4j documentation • nosql • user-defined procedures
Accelerating Neo4j with CAPI SNAP from IBM Power Systems
By Bryce Merkl Sasaki
October 23, 2017 4 mins read
The longtime promise of dramatically accelerated computing has arrived on IBM Power Systems servers and the great news is that Neo4j benefits tremendously! I’m sure many people have heard of using GPUs as selected application accelerators. The “what’s new” is… Read more →
Explore: CAPI • CAPI Flash • CAPI SNAP • data filtering • FPGA • graph database • graphconnect • ibm power systems • IBM POWER8 • nosql
The Emergence of the Enterprise DataFabric
By Rachel Howard
June 1, 2017 8 mins read
Editor’s Note: This presentation was given by Mark Kvamme and Clark Richey at GraphConnect San Francisco in October 2016. Presentation Summary Enterprises are faced with a variety of challenges when it comes to managing data, largely due to the disparate… Read more →
Explore: Big Data • cypher • data science • DataFabric • graph technology • graphconnect • nosql • r • RDF • relational database
Graph-Specialized ETL: Taking Citizens into the Graph and Keeping It up to Date
By Rachel Howard
March 21, 2017 6 mins read
Editor’s Note: This presentation was given by İrfan Nuri Karaca at GraphConnect Europe in April 2016. Here’s a quick review of what he covered: The exponentially growing pool of data worldwide How graphs solved Kale Yazılım’s data challenges Trends in… Read more →
Explore: census data • cobol • cypher • data integration • etl • graphconnect • nosql • rdbms • relational database • sql
The 5-Minute Interview: Wouter Crooy, Technical Lead at albumprinter(Albelli)
By Rachel Howard
February 17, 2017 3 mins read
“Neo4j stood out of the NoSQL movement as having all the advantages of traditional relational databases,” said Wouter Crooy, Technical Lead at albumprinter. While relational databases work well for some use cases, albumprinter relies on a polyglot persistence architecture to… Read more →
Explore: 5-minute interview • Albelli • albumprinter • data model • graph database • neo4j • nosql • polyglot persistence • Recommendation Engine • relational database
The 5-Minute Interview: Megan Kvamme, CEO at FactGem
By Rachel Howard
December 9, 2016 2 mins read
For this week’s 5-Minute Interview, I spoke with Megan Kvamme, CEO at FactGem. Megan and I caught up at GraphConnect San Francisco last October. Here’s what we discussed: How does FactGem use Neo4j? Megan Kvamme: We built FactGem on top… Read more →
Explore: 5-minute interview • data fabric • Data Relationships • Data Visualization • graph database • graphconnect • neo4j • nosql • nosql database • sustainable competitive advantage
