Inspector Graph: A Knowledge Graph of the Data Behind Your Data

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Inspector Graph: A Knowledge
Graph of the Data Behind your
Data
Matthew Wallace,
Data Architect at Flint Hills Resources

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We're all here because we value data
Transactional
Reference
Meta
Master
IOT
Analytical
industries disciplines
backgrounds

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We’ve all felt the frustration
• Quality
• Visibility
• Duplication
• Loss of knowledge over time
• Inability to answer questions quickly

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What drives these frustrations
• Variety of applications
• Each with their own data model
• Varying degrees of data quality

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But that's not where the story ends
Neo4j

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Mental Shift and Metadata
Neo4j
“All”
the
data
Metadata

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The Opportunity
• Rethink what we had done in the past
◦ See things at the global level
◦ Automatically show new information
◦ Retain quality checks
◦ Help with testing
◦ Inform when we diverge from intended
model
◦ Maintain business knowledge
◦ Give greater visibility to what’s
available
◦ Educate new employees
• We needed a tool

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Inspector Graph Overview

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Inspector Graph Label Detail

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Inspector Graph Global Audit

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What’s next
• For us
◦ Continue to invest, educate, and steward
◦ Think of new information to capture
◦ Empower more people
• For you
◦ What is waiting to be unlocked with the data
behind your data?
◦ What do you take for granted or assume?
◦ What should you be capturing?

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Thank you!