Why have developers at places like Facebook and Twitter increasingly turned to graph databases
to manage their highly connected big data? The short answer is that graphs offer superior speed
and flexibility to get the job done. It s time you added skills in graph databases to your
toolkit. In Practical Neo4j database expert Greg Jordan guides you through the background and
basics of graph databases and gets you quickly up and running with Neo4j the most prominent
graph database on the market today. Jordan walks you through the data modeling stages for
projects such as social networks recommendation engines and geo-based applications. The book
also dives into the configuration steps as well as the language options used to create your
Neo4j-backed applications. Neo4j runs some of the largest connected datasets in the world and
developing with it offers you a fast proven NoSQL database option. Besides those working for
social media database and networking companies of all sizes academics and researchers will
find Neo4j a powerful research tool that can help connect large sets of diverse data and
provide insights that would otherwise remain hidden. Using Practical Neo4j you will learn how
to harness that power and create elegant solutions that address complex data problems. This
book: Explains the basics of graph databases Demonstrates how to configure and maintain Neo4j
Shows how to import data into Neo4j from a variety of sources Provides a working example of a
Neo4j-based application using an array of language of options including Java .Net PHP Python
Spring and Ruby As you ll discover Neo4j offers a blend of simplicity and speed while
allowing data relationships to maintain first-class status. That s one reason among many that
such a wide range of industries and fields have turned to graph databases to analyze deep
dense relationships. After reading this book you ll have a potent elegant tool you can use to
develop projects profitably and improve your career options.
