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Articles on graph databases, knowledge graphs, natural language processing, and building graph-enhanced AI solutions.
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AI
The Safer Approach to Innovating with AI: Graphs and Open Source LLMs
In the first few months of 2023, following the public release of ChatGPT, it’s been nearly impossible to avoid the awe, curiosity, and fear of missing…
July 27, 2023
AI
Collaborative A.I. Success: Capitalizing On Insights Hiding In Plain Sight
A.I. systems need great data to produce great insights. To do that requires looking for insights beyond the confines of internal databases, as one major…
July 2, 2023
AI
How GraphGrid Helps You Build Knowledge Graphs with NLP
How GraphGrid Helps You Build Knowledge Graphs with NLP Data analysis is not an easy task – Data analysts spend extensive amounts of time digging through…
June 26, 2023
AI
Collaborative A.I. Success: Delivering Transformative Insights In a Day Instead of Months
Speed is the natural byproduct of humans and machines working in tandem. Well-trained A.I. can sort, pattern-match, and generate data at the pace of…
June 14, 2023
AI
Collaborative A.I. Success: Creating New Revenue Out of a Cost-Optimization Project
When humans and A.I. machines work together, business-changing outcomes are more common. We’ve known this since at least 2018, when Harvard Business…
May 31, 2023
AI
Saving the Solo ‘Data Guru Bottleneck’ with Graph Databases and AI
You log onto the Griddle, Inc. Slack on Monday morning and see an announcement from your CTO: “Welcome Andy, Griddle’s first machine learning and data…
May 22, 2023
Analytics
No More Playing ‘Catch Up’: How Engineering Orgs Redefine the Efficiency of Data Analytics
With the economy slow and layoffs abound, there is one thing you can be certain about as an engineer or developer: your organization is asking both you…
May 15, 2023
Graph Thinking
The Graph Thinking Starter Pack For Developers
You’ve just received a message from your data analyst and knowledge worker peers: Given the uncertain economy and rigid labor market for data analysts…
May 8, 2023
Graph Thinking
The New Superpower: Augmenting Knowledge Worker Productivity with Graph and AI Solutions
In the first few months of 2023, the unemployment rate has hovered comfortably below 4 percent, and between bank failures and inflation worries, the…
May 2, 2023
Graph Thinking
Graph Thinking: A Simple Explainer for Connected Data
Picking an outfit is more than the physical act of grabbing individual items. You’re mentally scanning through different “boxes,” like multiple dresser…
March 15, 2023
Insights
GraphGrid Python SDK and NLP Modeling Training
If you’re looking for an easy to follow training on Natural Language Processing (NLP) with Python using GraphGrid, then look no further! This training…
March 8, 2023
AI
The Cost of Burnout May Be Rising – Here’s Why
High analyst turnover can cause businesses to waste a lot of money on hiring and then losing experts before they develop any new expertise.
February 7, 2023
Analytics
Stop Developing Software and Start Developing Knowledge
It's time to elevate your data analysts and knowledge workers! Transform from manual, hard-coded logic to using graph models. Invest in the culture and…
January 30, 2023
Analytics
Driving Business Impact with Knowledge Graphs and Engines
Ever wonder what it takes to soar from knowledge graphs to true knowledge? The answer lies in the engine - just like Google's mysterious algorithm!
January 25, 2023
Analytics
Threat analysis: Are knowledge graphs coming for your job?
The assumption that technology is being used to replace jobs is outdated—and the US Treasury’s multi-billion dollar fraud campaign proves it. Instead…
January 9, 2023
Analytics
Fortifying your team against ‘data fatigue’ with knowledge graphs
If your knowledge worker peers struggle to keep up with and make sense of your data, here’s your path to quickly spin up the antidote.
January 2, 2023
Insights
The Cat and Mouse Game in Tax Filings
A data chase where weaknesses in the tax code as criminal investigators, and data analysts race to plug holes or prevent and prosecute fraud.
December 22, 2022
Business
APIs vs. In-house NLP Models: Which is Perfect for Your Business?
Is the quality and diversity of your natural language processing (NLP) models and their results, your organization’s key differentiator?If you’re going…
November 4, 2022
Analytics
What Are NLP Domains and Models, and How Do They Affect Quality?
We constantly adjust the way we communicate based on the context. In our house versus the office. To a friend versus a potential customer. We’re always…
November 3, 2022
Analytics
Connecting the Dots Between Developers, NLP, and Knowledge Graphs
NLP improves the developer experience for unstructured data, but it truly shines when paired with the people, places, and things of a knowledge graph.
August 29, 2022
Business
Why Unstructured Data Proves a Relentless Challenge for Developers
Your organization’s text data is a goldmine of transformational knowledge, but traditional structured methods of analyzing text, like regex and boolean…
August 19, 2022
Change data capture
Investigating the Ukraine War with Change Data Capture and Open-Source Intelligence
If your organization’s data changes constantly, and you need to build knowledge based on what’s happening right now, manual work doesn’t work.No batch…
July 19, 2022
Change data capture
How Change Data Capture (CDC) Works within Knowledge Graphs
Start pushing insights directly to your knowledge workers with a reactive data architecture, always-updating graph data, and a flexible developer…
July 6, 2022
Business
Beyond Efficiency: The Surprising Wins of Collaborative Knowledge Graphs
Beyond “time to knowledge,” collaborative knowledge graphs improve your developer experience, drive confidence in the durability of your data, and much…
June 9, 2022
just-in-time maintenance
Data and the War to Keep the Navy’s Mightiest Ships in Fighting Shape
Using connected data to optimize maintenance of the Navy's fleet to reduce risk, save money, and satisfy civilian government overseers.
May 24, 2022
Business
The Danger of Human-Based Knowledge Graphs
Ending overstressed knowledge workers not asking tough questions or sharing insights will require cultural and technological change.
May 19, 2022
Business
How textual search works in graph databases
Import unstructured text using NLP, then leverage the power of a graph database’s full-text search for discovering new insights about your data in ways…
April 7, 2022
Education
How natural language processing (NLP) works in graph databases
NLP uses tools and techniques to analyze natural language data to understand the meaning behind unstructured tech or speech
March 25, 2022
Insights
What's Next for AI, Knowledge Graphs, and GraphGrid in 2022 and Beyond
Discover what's over the horizon in the world of knowledge graphs and artificial intelligence in this keynote address from GraphGrid CTO Benjamin Nussbaum.
February 14, 2022
Insights
What Analysts Can Achieve with Connected Data Discovery Tools
Learn how GraphGrid Dashboard allows your analyst team to search & discover connected data insights
February 10, 2022
Business
How to Build and Manage Your Own Enterprise Knowledge Graph
Discover how GraphGrid Manager empowers you to design and maintain an enterprise knowledge graph built on connected data – without being a technical…
February 1, 2022
Graph Databases
How Fuze Replication Keeps Your Graph Database Running (No Matter What)
Keep your backend system up and running with Fuze to ensure that maintenance, upgrades, and catastrophes don't take your database offline.
January 27, 2022
Analytics
Why Robust Change Data Capture Is Essential for Knowledge Graphs
Learn why your knowledge graph needs a strong change data capture (CDC) process to ensure data is always up to date for search indexes and ML model…
January 25, 2022
Insights
Don't Overlook the Value of Data Import When Shopping for a New Database
Discover why data import is a critical capability in any database platform – and how automated data ingestion powers real-time, data-driven decisions.
January 3, 2022
Business
Why You Should Turn Your Text into Data Using Natural Language Processing
Use 100% of your data – not just 10% – with Natural Language Processing (NLP) to transform unstructured text into robust, connected data.
December 13, 2021
Graph Databases
Showmes 101: Dynamic APIs for Your Graph Data
Discover how GraphGrid Showmes allow your devs to build dynamic APIs for non-technical users
December 6, 2021
ElasticSearch
Understanding the Basics of GraphGrid Search
Build a next-generation search engine using GraphGrid Search and combine the power of graph databases, Natural Language Processing (NLP), and…
November 23, 2021
Insights
An Introduction to GraphGrid
Tap into the power – and potential – of connected data when you use Connected Data Platform to empower your developers, analysts, and AI.
November 15, 2021
Business
Multiply Your Return On Data With GraphGrid
That knowledge asset -- like a factory or a patented process -- creates repeatable value over its useful life, which can last decades.
October 8, 2021
Business
Announcing the GraphGrid Downloadable Package
Announcing the launch of the GraphGrid downloadable package. A developer-focused suite of connected data capabilities built around ONgDB.
September 15, 2021
Analytics
Prescriptive Recommendation Engines
prescriptive recommendation engines deliver the ability to quickly and confidently make informed decisions in rapidly evolving mission scenarios
March 9, 2017
Business
Graph Advantage: Developer Productivity
Developer productivity is critical for any organization building software and Neo4j provides many developer productivity gains with each new release
June 20, 2016
Analytics
Basketball In Game Interactions with Neo4j
Exploring using Neo4j for real-time, matchup and strategy analysis of NBA game interactions, basketball stats from SportsVU, etc.
June 17, 2016
Business
Graph Advantage: Personal Gamification
Neo4j enables real-time gamification by considering your supply chain and product requirements, connected customer and the gaming mechanics for that user.
June 13, 2016
Business
Graph Advantage: User Personalization
User personalization is intended to tailor each individual’s experience to them and really provide a more human element to the interaction. Neo4j enables
June 1, 2016
Business
ONgDB is for the Non-Technical
ONgDB unifies enterprises' technical and non-technical teams through their property graph model that both product and engineering iterate on together.
May 20, 2016
Analytics
Graph Advantage: Moving Beyond Big Data
The first step in moving beyond big data is connecting that data in context. ONgDB excels at connecting data from your big data deluge.
May 16, 2016
Business
ONgDB Welcomes a Fully Open Era for Graphs
ONgDB begins fully open era for graphs in open source graph database technology. Boasting an enterprise-ready architecture for massive scale.
May 13, 2016
Data Migration
Easier Data Migration with ONgDB
Open Native Graph Database (ONgDB) provides advantages in managing data migrations. Data migration becomes more flexible thanks to
May 11, 2016
Analytics
Graph Advantage: Research Organizations
Research organizations connect massive amounts of data in context to identify insights previously unseen. With ONgDB they can.
May 9, 2016
Graph Databases
ONgDB is Designed to be Your Source of Truth Database
ONgDB is a fully ACID-compliant and transactional free open source native graph database, a source of truth database for your enterprise
April 13, 2016
Analytics
Graph Advantage: Connected Enterprise
The connected enterprise is the new norm. Enterprises must be sufficiently in touch and aware of how to interact with each customer.
April 11, 2016
Analytics
Every Organization Needs a Knowledge Graph
A knowledge graph in an organizations is a unification of data across that organization enriched with contextual and semantic relevance.
April 8, 2016
Geequel
Getting Ready for ONgDB
We're getting ready for ONgDB: deploying and testing the ONgDB Milestone releases on GraphGrid this is what we've liked about the latest ONgDB
April 6, 2016
Analytics
Graph Advantage: The Connected Customer
Personalized engagement with a connected customer requires a higher level of intelligence to be built into systems understanding your connected customer.
April 4, 2016
Analytics
Investigative Journalism: On the Face of a Woman
On the Face of a Woman. Investigative journalism with ONgDB and GraphGrid. Data tells a story when it is connected in context.
April 1, 2016
Business
Synthetic Identities: Intro to Real-Time Detection
Detect synthetic identities built through identity theft for use in real-time fraud detection ONgDB on GraphGrid Connected Data Platform
March 30, 2016
Business
Graph Advantage: Business Recommendation Engines
Creating business recommendation engines using ONgDB for data connected in context within an enterprise to provide competitive advantages
March 28, 2016
Business
Fitness and Nutrition Recommendation Engine
Using Open Native Graph Database (ONgDB) and Geequel to build a graph-based personalized fitness and nutrition recommendation engine
March 25, 2016
Graph Databases
Jack of All Data; Master of None
In building any technology there are always trade-offs. Too many graph databases take a Jack of All Data approach to their implementation
March 23, 2016
Business
Graph Advantage: Interest Feed
What might interest you? Create an interest feed with ONgDB and Geequel to identify what definitely interests your users.
March 21, 2016
Data Modeling
Thinking in Patterns in ONgDB with Geequel
Thinking in patterns is the key to interacting with Open Native Graph Database (ONgDB)...examples of transitioning to thinking in patterns.
March 18, 2016
Business
Why Connected Data is More Useful
Connected data is more useful to your business. GraphGrid Connected Data Platform with its freemium download gets you running in minutes
March 16, 2016
Business
Graph Advantage: Network and IT Operations
Network and IT operations require data connected in context. GraphGrid uses ONgDB to optimally handle these complex network relationships
March 14, 2016
Data Modeling
When Your Data Is Not a Graph
There are some use cases and scenarios when your data is not a graph - or more likely not ONLY a graph. Knowing when to use ONgDB is key
March 11, 2016
Geequel
Getting Acquainted with an Unknown Graph
Finding your way around an unknown graph can seem a bit ambiguous because ONgDB is schema-free. Here are techniques to get aquatinted with it
March 9, 2016
Business
Graph Advantage: Building a Smarter Data Lake
Organizations today are amassing data faster than ever before into their data lakes. GraphGrid helps build a smarter data lake with ONgDB
March 7, 2016
Deployment
systemd ONgDB service on Ubuntu
systemd ships as the default process manager on Ubuntu 15; get the ongdb systemd service file to install and learn about the configuration
March 4, 2016
Geequel
Relationship Direction in Geequel is Important
Relationship direction in Geequel is important: creating a relationship between two nodes requires direction while read queries it is optional
March 2, 2016
Business
Graph Advantage: Identity and Access Management
Identity and Access Management is a major beneficiary of the flexible data model and performance of non-JOIN node traversal in ONgDB.
February 29, 2016
Geequel
Understanding DETACH DELETE in Geequel
DETACH DELETE in Geequel, the declarative graph query language used by ONgDB makes removing nodes and relationships simple
February 26, 2016
Business
Pairing ONgDB and ElasticSearch: The Basics
Pairing ONgDB and ElasticSearch together provides key advantages in leveraging both the connected data and powerful text search
February 24, 2016
Business
Graph Advantage: Master Data Management
Master Data Management (MDM) is an increasingly complex topic for organizations today. GraphGrid simplifies the management of master data
February 22, 2016
Analytics
Connected Data Analytics: Basics
Learn connected data analytics basics with GraphGrid Connected Data Platform freemium enterprise download to get more value from their data.
February 19, 2016
Data Validation
Data Validation and Testing Your Graph Data State
Data validation and testing your graph data gives insight on the quality of your data assets when loading data into ONgDB
February 17, 2016
Business
Graph Advantage: Fraud Detection
Financial institutions with traditional fraud detection capabilities lose billions to fraud. Fraud network analysis with ONgDB identifies...
February 15, 2016
Cloud
ONgDB Production Ready: Enterprise Cloud
ONgDB enterprise cloud is available via GraphGrid Cloud as deployments are gaining adoption across the worlds largest enterprises.
February 12, 2016
ONgDB Enterprise
ONgDB Production Ready: Security
Security is the biggest question on any organization’s mind when transitioning to the cloud. The core security architecture for ONgDB in AWS
February 10, 2016
ONgDB Enterprise
ONgDB Production Ready: Deployment Basics
Key ONgDB deployment basics to consider for how you’ll successfully operate your ONgDB enterprise-ready production cloud deployment
February 8, 2016
Clustering
ONgDB Enterprise Cluster Basics
Understanding ONgDB Enterprise cluster basics to get to cloud quickly on your own or in GraphGrid Cloud for ONgDB Enterprise
February 5, 2016
Business
Graph Advantage: Real-Time Recommendations
We all receive recommendations daily. Real-time recommendations are key to providing the customer value through a personalized experience
February 3, 2016
Data Import
ONgDB Data Pipeline
An efficient ONgDB data pipeline is essential for every enterprise with new data that needs to be processed and connected in context
February 1, 2016
Business
Keeping Your Data Current and Flowing into ONgDB
GraphGrid Connected Data Platform uses Geequel as a developer friendly query language to keep data current and flowing into ONgDB
January 29, 2016
Business
Introducing Open Native Graph Database into Your Graph Data Architecture
Your Graph Data Architecture needs an open native graph database. GraphGrid Connected Data Platform is the most complete way to go graph
January 27, 2016
Business
Graph Advantage: Why Every Enterprise Should Use a Graph Database
Every enterprise should use a graph database to get more value from their data and augment with AI. ONgDB connects your data in context
January 25, 2016
Data Import
How Do I Load Data Into ONgDB with Geequel?
Hot to load data into ONgDB with Geequel using consistently sized transactions to optimize high write throughput of big data sets
January 22, 2016
Geequel
Geequel is Awesome
Geequel is an awesome declarative pattern matching language for Open Native Graph Database (ONgDB) to intuitively query network structures
January 20, 2016
Geequel
Querying Your Open Native Graph Database (ONgDB) with Geequel
Querying ONgDB with Geequel is quick and intuitive while Java APIs provides granular control for querying your ONgDB graph model with Geequel
January 18, 2016
Graph Databases
Native Graph Database Benefits
Native graph database reliability is more important than availability. ONgDB is a great example of a production ready fully open source graph
January 15, 2016
Graph Databases
Native Graph Databases versus Non-Native Graph Databases
Native graph databases use index-free adjacency for fast and efficient graph traversal compared to non- native graph databases which rely on recursive…
January 13, 2016
Graph Databases
What is a Graph Database?
What is a graph database? A form of NoSQL database optimized for highly connected data in a graph-like structure. ONgDB is free open source
January 11, 2016
Geequel
Using Geequel MERGE Effectively
Using Geequel MERGE effectively can be done by following these best practices. The Geequel MERGE operation is a MATCH or CREATE
January 5, 2016
Data Import
Data Modeling with ONgDB: "School Immunization in California" CSV to Graph
A worked example of data modeling with ONgDB, importing CSV data into ONgDB and writing Geequel for graph analytics using GraphGrid.
December 17, 2015
Data Import
Data Modeling with ONgDB: “Chemicals in Cosmetics” Step-by-Step Process
Data modeling chemicals in cosmetics dataset with ONgDB using a dataset focused around chemicals found in cosmetics and GraphGrid
December 14, 2015
ONgDB
ONgDB for Your Modern Data Architecture
GraphGrid integrates ONgDB into our modern data architecture with data streaming, multi-region failover & real-time search indexing and AI
November 2, 2015
Data Import
MySQL to ONgDB
Migrate from MySQL to ONgDB by exporting CSV files from MySQL to use with ONgDB LOAD CSV to import data into ONgDB with GraphGrid
August 30, 2015
Data Modeling
Modeling Time Series Data with ONgDB
Use ONgDB and Geequel to effectively model time series data with use cases ranging from hour level precision to microsecond level precision
July 6, 2015