Neo4j Use Cases
State of the Graph in DACH
Adoption +3-5 years
“Forrester estimates that over
25% of enterprises will be using
graph databases by 2017.”
Forrester, 2014
“8 DAX companies (26%) incl. Daimler,
Lufthansa, BASF and Bayer are using
Neo4j. At least 10 are evaluating.
(Neo4j Enterprise only numbers)
Top 3 reasons for using Neo4j?
Correct Answer wins T-Shirt
Need to capture complexity
Flexibility / Agility
Performance
Need to capture complexity
Flexibility / Agility
Performance
Complexity/Connectedness
... Concept Design & Analysis Development Production Process Budget Marketing Product Mgt Customer Feedback ...
Design
CRM
ERP
Budget
Electrical Models
Document Mgt
CAD
PLM
Manufacturing
Product Management
Design
Marketing
Product DNA, Product 360
Metadata
R&D
Testdata
User Requirements
Need to capture complexity
Flexibility / Agility
Performance
Need to capture complexity
Flexibility / Agility
Performance
The US space agency uses Neo4j for their
“Lessons Learned” database to connect
information to improve search ability
effectiveness in space mission.
Knowledge Graph
Finding critical information through a Knowledge Graph
LLIS required you to punch in a keyword which would then produce an
endless, randomly arranged list of links to documents, every one of which
needed to be checked one by one—a process so tedious that NASA
engineers hardly ever consulted the system.
NASA’s Lessons Learned Database Graph Model
David Meza
Chief Knowledge Architect
Starting Small, Rapid Results, Step-by-Step Extension
Need to capture complexity
Flexibility / Agility
Performance
Need to capture complexity
Flexibility / Agility
Performance
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• Record “Cyber Monday” sales
• About 35M daily transactions
• Each transaction is 3-22 hops
• Queries executed in 4ms or less
• Replaced IBM Websphere commerce
• 300M pricing operations per day
• 10x transaction throughput on half the
hardware compared to Oracle
• Replaced Oracle database
• Large postal service with over 500k
employees
• Neo4j routes 7M+ packages daily at peak,
with peaks of 5,000+ routing operations per
second.
Delivering real-time performance at scale
Real-time promotion
recommendations
Marriott’s Real-time
Pricing Engine
Handling Package
Routing in Real-Time
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Common Use Case Categories
Network & IT Operations
Application Management
Meta Data ManagementReal-Time
Recommendations
Identity & Access Mgt.
Security
Knowledge
Management
Fraud Detection, AML
Compliance, GDPR
Use cases on https://neo4j.com/use-cases/
Customer stories on https://neo4j.com/customers/
Some Examples
Use Case we are particularly proud of: Medical Research
Secure Collaboration: protecting data using Neo4j
Insurance companies lose an estimated $30 Billion per year in fraud costs
AI / ML : Only Great Theory?
?
Neo4j Graph Use Cases, Bruno Ungermann, Neo4j

Neo4j Graph Use Cases, Bruno Ungermann, Neo4j

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    State of theGraph in DACH Adoption +3-5 years
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    “Forrester estimates thatover 25% of enterprises will be using graph databases by 2017.” Forrester, 2014
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    “8 DAX companies(26%) incl. Daimler, Lufthansa, BASF and Bayer are using Neo4j. At least 10 are evaluating. (Neo4j Enterprise only numbers)
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    Top 3 reasonsfor using Neo4j? Correct Answer wins T-Shirt
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    Need to capturecomplexity Flexibility / Agility Performance
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    Need to capturecomplexity Flexibility / Agility Performance
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    ... Concept Design& Analysis Development Production Process Budget Marketing Product Mgt Customer Feedback ... Design CRM ERP Budget Electrical Models Document Mgt CAD PLM Manufacturing Product Management Design Marketing Product DNA, Product 360 Metadata R&D Testdata User Requirements
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    Need to capturecomplexity Flexibility / Agility Performance
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    Need to capturecomplexity Flexibility / Agility Performance
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    The US spaceagency uses Neo4j for their “Lessons Learned” database to connect information to improve search ability effectiveness in space mission. Knowledge Graph Finding critical information through a Knowledge Graph LLIS required you to punch in a keyword which would then produce an endless, randomly arranged list of links to documents, every one of which needed to be checked one by one—a process so tedious that NASA engineers hardly ever consulted the system.
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    NASA’s Lessons LearnedDatabase Graph Model David Meza Chief Knowledge Architect
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    Starting Small, RapidResults, Step-by-Step Extension
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    Need to capturecomplexity Flexibility / Agility Performance
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    Need to capturecomplexity Flexibility / Agility Performance
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    23 • Record “CyberMonday” sales • About 35M daily transactions • Each transaction is 3-22 hops • Queries executed in 4ms or less • Replaced IBM Websphere commerce • 300M pricing operations per day • 10x transaction throughput on half the hardware compared to Oracle • Replaced Oracle database • Large postal service with over 500k employees • Neo4j routes 7M+ packages daily at peak, with peaks of 5,000+ routing operations per second. Delivering real-time performance at scale Real-time promotion recommendations Marriott’s Real-time Pricing Engine Handling Package Routing in Real-Time
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    24 Common Use CaseCategories Network & IT Operations Application Management Meta Data ManagementReal-Time Recommendations Identity & Access Mgt. Security Knowledge Management Fraud Detection, AML Compliance, GDPR
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    Use cases onhttps://neo4j.com/use-cases/
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    Customer stories onhttps://neo4j.com/customers/
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    Use Case weare particularly proud of: Medical Research
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    Insurance companies losean estimated $30 Billion per year in fraud costs
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    AI / ML: Only Great Theory?
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