Neo4j Live: Neo4j – The Definitive Guide

Join us live with the authors of Neo4j: The Definitive Guide – the practical playbook for building production-ready graph apps with Neo4j!

We’ll dive into real-world modeling tips, Cypher performance tricks and proven strategies that take graph projects from proof-of-concept to production.
Whether you’re exploring Neo4j for the first time or leveling up your graph skills, this session will give you actionable insights and answers.

What to expect:
– How to model connected data for maximum clarity
– Cypher query tuning techniques
– Architecting Neo4j into modern systems
– Live Q&A with the authors

Guests: Luanne Misquitta ( https://www.linkedin.com/in/luannemisquitta/ ), Christophe Willemsen ( https://www.linkedin.com/in/christophe-willemsen/ )

Book: https://www.oreilly.com/library/view/neo4j-the-definitive/9781098165642/
Github Repo: https://github.com/neo4j-the-definitive-guide/book

It Depends and why it’s the most frequent answer to modelling questions – https://youtu.be/4Z5cTwZPsBY

Essential GraphRAG: https://neo4j.com/essential-graphrag/
GraphRAG – The Definitive Guide: https://www.oreilly.com/library/view/graphrag-the-definitive/9798341630147/

0:00 – Welcome & session intro
3:14 – How the book came to life (motivation & process)
6:38 – The reality of writing a technical book
9:03 – What makes this book different (real-world experience focus)
12:23 – Chapter 1: Getting value from graphs in 5 days
16:54 – Chapter 2: Importing large datasets & performance tips
21:31 – Favorite chapters: Modeling, refactoring & query tuning
25:25 – Deep dive: Observability & search in Neo4j
32:06 – Q&A: Graph modeling, AI usage & sizing databases
46:46 – Fun segment: The book cover animal explained
53:54 – Wrap-up, resources & upcoming Neo4j events

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