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![Cypher
Typical Complex SQL Join
The Same Query using Cypher
MATCH (boss)-[:MANAGES*0..3]->(sub),
(sub)-[:MANAGES*1..3]->(report)
WHERE boss.name = “John Doe”
RETURN sub.name AS Subordinate,
count(report) AS Total
Project Impact
Less time writing queries
• More ?me understanding the answers
• Leaving ?me to ask the next ques?on
Less time debugging queries:
• More ?me wri?ng the next piece of code
• Improved quality of overall code base
Code that’s easier to read:
• Faster ramp-up for new project members
• Improved maintainability & troubleshoo?ng](https://image.slidesharecdn.com/neo4jserviceswebinar-september2017v3-171016125957/85/GraphTalks-Stuttgart-How-to-make-your-Graph-DB-Project-successful-12-320.jpg)
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GraphTalks Stuttgart - How to make your Graph DB Project successful
Stefan Kolmar, VP of Field Engineering at Neo4j, discusses services offered by Neo4j to help customers successfully implement graph database projects using Neo4j. These include training, proof of concept engagements, bootcamps, and generic consulting services covering areas like data modeling, querying, integration, and domain expertise. Neo4j's 35+ field experts provide these services throughout a project's evaluation, development, and deployment phases to kickstart projects and ensure successful adoption of Neo4j.
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- 2. Industry’s Largest Dedicated Investment in Graphs Facts About Neo4j • 170+ employees • Backed by $80M+ in funding • 50+ Full-Time Product Engineers • Growing to 65+ in 2017 • 35+ Full time employees in Field services • Nearly a decade of product maturity & use • Strong delivery capabilities include training, support, PS 100% focused on graphs! Facts About Neo4j • Written from the ground up " for graphs • Strong emphasis on trust & quality • Secure by default • Scales to 100s of Billions, often using 10x less hardware • World’s largest graph user community • Nearly 100 of the world’s largest businesses now run on Neo4j
- 3. We are the Creatorof a highly scalable, native graph database. Neo4j gives any organization the ability to leverage connections in data — in real-time to create value
- 4. Our core beliefis — connections between data are as important as the data itself
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- 7. A way ofrepresenting data DATA DATA
- 8. Relational Database Good for: • Well-understood data structures that don’t change too frequently Away of representing data • Known problems involving discrete parts of the data, or minimal connec?vity DATA
- 9. Graph Database Relational Database A way ofrepresenting data Good for: • Dynamic systems: where the data topology is difficult to predict • Dynamic requirements: the evolve with the business • Problems where the rela?onships in data contribute meaning & value Good for: • Well-understood data structures that don’t change too frequently • Known problems involving discrete parts of the data, or minimal connec?vity
- 10. Different approaches / skills required to adopt Neo4j: • Data Modeling • Data Querying • Agile development • New Architecture approaches • Data Loading • APOC: Development of stored procedures • Performance Tuning • Opera?onal aspects (High Availability, Horizontal Scaling) 10
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- 12. Cypher Typical Complex SQLJoin The Same Query using Cypher MATCH (boss)-[:MANAGES*0..3]->(sub), (sub)-[:MANAGES*1..3]->(report) WHERE boss.name = “John Doe” RETURN sub.name AS Subordinate, count(report) AS Total Project Impact Less time writing queries • More ?me understanding the answers • Leaving ?me to ask the next ques?on Less time debugging queries: • More ?me wri?ng the next piece of code • Improved quality of overall code base Code that’s easier to read: • Faster ramp-up for new project members • Improved maintainability & troubleshoo?ng
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- 14. Different approaches / skills required: • Data Modeling • Data Querying • Agile development • New Architecture approaches • Data Loading • APOC • Performance Tuning • Opera?onal aspects • High Availability • Horizontal Scaling 14 Intui?ve Intui?ve / Declara?ve Quicker / faster results “Fit to environment” From easy to complex Programming skills From easy to complex Fit the graph to the reqs Complex Can get complex Hard to achieve “Fit to environment” From easy to complex Programming skills From easy to complex Fit to the reqs Relational Databases
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- 16. “Environmental changes” needed • “Think Graph”: change in mindset • Re-think exis?ng architectures • Take advantage of the connected data and don’t redo what you have done in the past • New approaches can be adopted (Agile) • New tools / query language • New opera?onal environment • New op?ons you can take advantage (eg graph algorithms) • implement Graph-based func?onality 16
- 17. Who can help? Facts About NeoTechnology • 170+ employees • Backed by $80M+ in funding • 50+ Full-Time Product Engineers • Growing to 65+ in 2017 • 35+ Full time employees in ww Field services • Nearly a decade of product maturity & use • Strong delivery capabilities include training, support, PS 100% focused on graphs!
- 18. Services offered by Neo4j • Training • Proof of Concept • Bootcamp • Generic Neo4j / GraphDB Services to kick-start projects • Expert Services • Health Check • Technical Account Management • Prime Projects 18
- 19. Training • Neo4j Trainings: • Fundamentals • Data Modeling • Advanced Cypher • Opera?ons / Deployment • Recommenda?ons • Delivered as chargeable service -> 1 day each per training • Mature training material - Including “exercises” • OnSite at customer or eg Neo4j offices 19
- 20. PoC • Jointly with customer: evaluate the feasibility of Neo4j for selected use case • Supported by Neo4j field experts • Customer specific use case • Typical tasks performed: • Data modeling • Data loading • Query data • Sample visualiza?on of the concept • Typically 5 - 10 business days / SOW • Agile development -> founda?on to build project on first selected use case(s) 20
- 21. 4(+1) day Bootcamp Service – 2 day training, 2(+1) day PoC • Customer Value Proposi?on Comprehensive on-site training (up to 12 students) by Neo SME, allowing client team to quickly hit the ground running, learn the fundamentals and create a small PoC with simple data set. Training on the job / hands-on. Key outcome is to give project sponsor ability to shore value Neo to key stakeholders. Fast ?me to Value • Day 1 Intro to Graph DB and Cypher • Day 2 Workshop, Data -Import, Modeling and Cypher Best Prac?ces • Day 3 Neo4j Produc?on aspects , Setup Environment, Load Data in Model • Day 4 Customer Data Model and Query Review • (Op?onal: Day 5 Con?nue from day 4, Review and Q&A) • Out of scope / custom • Advanced topics such as APOCs (Neo4j Core and Traverser API’s) 21 ü Service Descrip?on Onsite bootcamp/training, split into 2 parts - 2 days of training and 2(+1) days of custom work building a small POC, side-by-side knowledge transfer, sharing best pracIces, and development on POC with a Neo4j expert
- 22. Generic Neo4j Services offered 22 EvaluaXon Phase Development Phase Deployment Phase Neo4j Core DB Services • Data Modeling • Cypher Query Language • Data Import based on Neo4j tools • Sizing and configura?on assistance • APOC / Stored procedures • Data Modeling Service • Architecture Design Service • Cypher Query Language • Data Import Neo4j tools • Sizing and configura?on assistance • APOC / Stored procedures • HA and Cluster setup, architecture and Configura?on • Architecture Review Service • Health Check and performance tuning /review DM, HA, Cluster and Cypher • Data Import Neo4j tools op?miza?on • Sizing and configura?on assistance review and op?miza?on • Deployment Services • Opera?onal Management • APOC / Stored procedures Neo4j Integra?on Services • Data Import and ETL • Customer specific Visualiza?on • .Net and SDN integra?on services • Data Import and ETL • Customer specific Vizualisa?on • .Net and SDN integra?on services • Data Import and ETL review • .Net and SDN integra?on review GraphDB Domain Exper?se • Applica?on related Services: Domain exper?se in Recommenda?ons, Fraud, IDM/ IAM etc • Applica?on related Services: Domain exper?se in Recommenda?ons, Fraud, IDM/IAM etc • Applica?on related Services - review
- 23. 23 EvaluaXon Phase Development Phase Deployment Phase Neo4j Core DB Services • Data Modeling • Cypher Query Language • Data Import based on Neo4j tools • Sizing and configura?on assistance • APOC / Stored procedures • Data Modeling Service • Architecture Design Service • Cypher Query Language • Data Import Neo4j tools • Sizing and configura?on assistance • APOC / Stored procedures • HA and Cluster setup, architecture and Configura?on • Architecture Review Service • Health Check and performance tuning /review DM, HA, Cluster and Cypher • Data Import Neo4j tools op?miza?on • Sizing and configura?on assistance review and op?miza?on • Deployment Services • Opera?onal Management • APOC / Stored procedures Neo4j Integra?on Services • Data Import and ETL • Customer specific Visualiza?on • .Net and SDN integra?on services • Data Import and ETL • Customer specific Vizualisa?on • .Net and SDN integra?on services • Data Import and ETL review • .Net and SDN integra?on review GraphDB Domain Exper?se • Applica?on related Services: Domain exper?se in Recommenda?ons, Fraud, IDM/ IAM etc • Applica?on related Services: Domain exper?se in Recommenda?ons, Fraud, IDM/IAM etc • Applica?on related Services - review • Delivering Services as required on a SOW “per day” basis • SOW defini?on together with customer • GOAL: kickstart project and ensure successful deployment using the exper?se of Senior Neo4j Consultants Generic Neo4j Services offered
- 24. 24 EvaluaXon Phase Development Phase Deployment Phase Neo4j Core DB Services • Data Modeling • Cypher Query Language • Data Import based on Neo4j tools • Sizing and configura?on assistance • APOC / Stored procedures • Data Modeling Service • Architecture Design Service • Cypher Query Language • Data Import Neo4j tools • Sizing and configura?on assistance • APOC / Stored procedures • HA and Cluster setup, architecture and Configura?on • Architecture Review Service • Health Check and performance tuning /review DM, HA, Cluster and Cypher • Data Import Neo4j tools op?miza?on • Sizing and configura?on assistance review and op?miza?on • Deployment Services • Opera?onal Management • APOC / Stored procedures Neo4j Integra?on Services • Data Import and ETL • Customer specific Visualiza?on • .Net and SDN integra?on services • Data Import and ETL • Customer specific Vizualisa?on • .Net and SDN integra?on services • Data Import and ETL review • .Net and SDN integra?on review GraphDB Domain Exper?se • Applica?on related Services: Domain exper?se in Recommenda?ons, Fraud, IDM/ IAM etc • Applica?on related Services: Domain exper?se in Recommenda?ons, Fraud, IDM/IAM etc • Applica?on related Services - review • Delivering Services as required on a “per day” basis • SOW defini?on together with customer • GOAL: kickstart project and ensure successful deployment using the exper?se of Senior Neo4j Consultants Pre-Defined Service Bundles in prepara?on … stay tuned Generic Neo4j Services offered
- 25. Expert Services and Health Checks • Provide in-depth Neo4j database relevant services: • etc • Delivering services as required on a SOW „per day“ basis • Project Managed by customer or Neo4j • Goal: ensure success and get the project on the right track with the exper?se of Neo4j Senior Consultants 25 Configura?on / Selngs Performance Tuning/op?miza?on Deployment / HA Scalability Architecture Review Cypher Tuning Root Cause Analysis / App to Graph DB APOC / Stored procedures Pre-Defined Service Bundles in prepara?on … stay tuned
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- 30. • Neo4j leading smaller to medium sized customer projects • Prime responsibility with Neo4j • Neo4j provides (graph) database exper?se and Project Management • Engaging Neo4j Solu?on partner network where needed and possible • Working with Partner/SI and/or customer embedded in the broader project team • Goal: overall responsibility with Neo4j. Success of the project ensured by using the exper?se of Neo4j Senior Consultants for the cri?cal DB core services Neo4j led Prime Projects 30
- 31. Partner/SI led Prime Projects • Partner/SI Prime leading customer projects • Neo4j provides relevant (graph) database and/or (graph) domain exper?se • Working with Partner/SI and/or customer embedded in the broader project team • Goal: overall responsibility with Partner/SI. Success of the project ensured by using the exper?se of Neo4j Senior Consultants for the cri?cal DB core services 31
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- 34. Lessons learned in Customer Neo4j Service Engagements • While the graph approach is more intui?ve than rela?onal DBs, it s?ll needs training to “do the things right” • Frequently made mistakes: • Re-use exis?ng rela?onal concepts will prevent the chance to re-design and be successful with graphs • Trying to do it all by yourself aqer first “quick win” because learning curve is very fast • Over-engineer in the beginning and miss the chance to build on top of first use case in an agile way • Proper sizing and configura?on of machine / memory / network / cluster -> ask for help from the experts • Traversing a graph is fast, but, if you traverse the en?re graph then physics are s?ll against you • Using Neo4j Services allows you to bring Senior Graph Database experience into your project, accelerate the delivery and ensures success 34
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- 36. Some Resources: • Neo4j Professional Services: hsps://neo4j.com/professional-services/ • Bootcamps: hsps://neo4j.com/professional-services/#bootcamps • Produc?on Services: hsps://neo4j.com/professional-services/#produc?on-services • Graph Applica?on Services: hsps://neo4j.com/professional- services/#graph-applica?on • Neo4j Solu?on Partners: hsps://neo4j.com/partners/ 36
- 37. Summary • Neo4j offers a broad range of Services • Engage us early to ensure success • Your success is our success! 37
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