The New Normal: What I Learned (or Un-Learned) at GraphConnect 2022
By Enzo
June 17, 2022 10 mins read
A tremendous amount of database science is devoted to “normalization.” Time to ask yourself: Who does normalization actually serve?
Explore: graph • graph database • graphconnect • index free adjacency • neo4j • normalization • property graph • relational database • relationships • Scale
10 Things You Can Do With Cypher That Are Hard With SQL
By Enzo
May 6, 2022 12 mins read
SQL has been around for ages. We don’t want to belittle this powerful language, but there are some things that just make more sense in Cypher.
Explore: aggregation • API • App development • csv • cypher • data loading • database • dataset • graph data model • graph database
You Want Some Join Context? Neo4j Has You Covered
By Enzo
March 1, 2022 5 mins read
Discover how graphs optimize your joins and provide additional, mission-critical context to your data relationships.
Explore: context • cypher • data modeling • graph database • Join • neo4j • query • rdbms • relational database • relationships
The Neo4j Breakfast Club: A Tale About Company Culture in a Mind-Boggling Pandemic
By Angela Zimmerman
February 16, 2022 5 mins read
I can still remember the winter months of 2020, as clear as day. Neo4j was on a fantastic trajectory already, and growing like crazy.
Explore: community • company culture • COVID • culture • Good Relationships • Neo4j Breakfast Club • neo4j culture • Nodes of Neo4j • pandemic • people
Simplify Your Visualization Workflow with Neo4j Bloom 1.9
By Enzo
October 25, 2021 3 mins read
Check out cool new fixes and features in the latest release of Neo4j Bloom 1.9 to give you a better graph visualization experience.
Explore: Bloom • Data Visualization • graph visualization • neo4j • relationships
This Week in Neo4j – Data Journalism NYPD, Django Admin, Visualization Talks, CEO Podcast, Write Performance, Java GraphQL
By Michael Hunger, Developer Relations
July 17, 2021 6 mins read
Hello, everyone! Time really flies! It felt like only yesterday I was putting together last week’s twin4j. I encourage you to share both the newsletter and blog with colleagues and friends who may also find it helpful. You can point… Read more →
Explore: Cypher-DSL • django • Funding • graph data science • GraphQL • Graphs4Good • java • journalism • machine learning • nodes-2021
This Week in Neo4j – Neo4j 4.3, SemSpect Graph App, Reconciling Taxonomies, Contest Winners, Relationship Indexes, prov2neo, NODES 2021 Recordings
By Elaine Rosenberg
June 26, 2021 6 mins read
Hello, everyone! We here at Neo4j are still “abuzz” about the presentations last week at NODES 2021 and the exciting announcements by Emil about Neo4j 4.3, AuraDB Free Tier, the massive trillion+ relationship graph, and the series F funding. Let’s… Read more →
Explore: cluster • csv • cypher • DevOps • Euler • GraphApp • graphmodel • GraphQL • hackathon • index
#GraphCast: What Is a Graph Database in 10 Minutes
By Jocelyn Hoppa
July 3, 2020 < 1 min read
Explore the world of graph technology in this week’s #GraphCast, featuring a high-level explainer of what a native graph database is in 10 minutes.
Explore: ACID • graph data model • graph database • graph technology • Graph Theory • GraphCast • nodes • relationships • what is graph database
Performant Queries on Highly Connected, Growing Data
By Allison Wu
February 26, 2020 24 mins read
Querying networks in relational databases is often unintuitive. Explore how to use labels and leverage stored procedures for performance improvements.
Explore: declarative procedures • graph database • graphconnect • imperative procedures • networks • patent data • queries • Relational Databases • relationships • stored procedures
Podcast: Neo4j’s mad scientist Michael Hunger on graphs, databases and relationships
By Podcast - January 24, 2020
Explore: graph • Michael Hunger • podcast • relationships
#GraphCast: Better Data, Better Decisions
By Allison Wu
August 16, 2019 < 1 min read
Check out this week’s #GraphCast, featuring a brief video on how a graph database like Neo4j helps you gain a sustainable competitive advantage.
Explore: data • Data Relationships • graph database • GraphCast • icij • neo4j • paradise papers • relationships • Retail
The Inspiring Thing This Company Does Every Time Someone Leaves
April 1, 2019
Explore: careers • corporate culture • graph database • graph database jobs • neo4j • neo4j culture • relationships
Taking the First Step: How to Lead a Local Neo4j GraphDB Meetup
By Jocelyn Hoppa
August 2, 2018 4 mins read
I discovered Neo4j and became instantly captivated. Finding something that made data make sense, was fun, approachable, and easier to learn, I read articles and white papers, watched videos online… but it wasn’t enough. I needed to connect, with people,… Read more →
Explore: Big Data • Connected Data • data science • fraud detection • graph algorithms • Graph Databases • graphitude • neo4j meetup • nodes • relationships
Time Travel in the Back to the Future Universe with Neo4j [Community Post]
By Bryce Merkl Sasaki
November 3, 2015 9 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.] Introduction This article explores time travel in the Back to the Future universe, and how we… Read more →
Explore: back to the future • community • cypher • google sheets • grandfather paradox • Load CSV • marty mcfly • neo4j • nodes • relationships
Neo4j: Generic/Vague relationship names
By Mark Needham
October 6, 2014 4 mins read
Written by Mark Needham, originally posted on His Blog An approach to modelling that I often see while working with Neo4j users is creating very generic relationships (e.g. HAS, CONTAINS, IS) and filtering on a relationship property or on a… Read more →
Explore: cypher • mark needham • queries • relationships
The Connectedness of Relationships
May 12, 2012
Explore: Joins • Max De Marzi • Relational Databases • relationships
Spring Data Neo4j Book Release: Good Relationships
By Neo4j Staff
January 31, 2012 2 mins read
Good Relationships, the Spring Data Neo4j Guide Book, is available now for download from InfoQ. Go get it and read all the details about becoming productive with Spring Data Neo4j. But first, allow me a few words. Like any of… Read more →
Explore: Application Development • cineasts • CRUD • graph database • InfoQ • object mapping • POJO • relationships • spring data neo4j • web application
Spring Data Neo4j Webinar Follow Up
By Neo4j Staff
January 12, 2012 < 1 min read
Hey everyone, This week, we had a great turnout for our Intro to Spring Data Neo4j webinar, presented by Michael Hunger. As promised, here are the rest of the questions that we weren’t able to cover during the Spring Data… Read more →
Explore: graph database • indexing • JVM • Michael Hunger • neo4j • relationship navigation • relationship-entities • relationships • spring data neo4j • supernode
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