Re: Graphical databases ?

[Simone Ricci <simone () apuacom it>]

Hello Craig,

although I think we’re slightly off topic here, please be aware that neo4j is not a graphical database (eg. it doesn’t 
aim to be gui-driven), but a *graph* one: this characteristic tells you about the paradigm the db engine uses to 
organize and indicize data; it’s just another flavour, the others being - for example - relational and document 
databases.

Operationally wise is quite hassle free, also has an integrated backup tool which does its job; being a java 
application it consumes a fair amount of ram just to run :-)…it uses lucene under the hood (just as elasticsearch 
does), so memory wise you should take dataset size into account and plan accordingly. Our dataset is very small so I 
can’t be very helpful on this matter. Runs nicely in docker and there’s also an official image.

I use it for outside plant documentation, for me does its job definitely better than an excel file, but it’s not so 
user friendly: the data visualization tool does its job but feels more a PoC than a mature application, and it’s read 
only…so for data entry you have to manually write queries. I’m looking to integrate it with a proper GIS solution in 
the future.

TL;DR: it’s fine if you want to use it as a database for your application, but it’s not a complete application by 
itself (even if the integrated data visualization tool does its job pretty well). Operationally wise is a piece of 
cake, also runs nicely in docker.

Regards
Simone

> Il giorno 11 ott 2019, alle ore 04:14, Craig <cvuljanic () gmail com> ha scritto:
>
> Has anyone used the graphical data base software:
> https://neo4j.com/ <https://neo4j.com/>
>
> I looked at this software several years ago, but it will still relatively new. 
> We are exploring using this to create dependencies of our network infrastructure hardware, customer information, etc. 
> etc. 
>
> here is an example:
> https://neo4j.com/graphgist/network-dependency-graph <https://neo4j.com/graphgist/network-dependency-graph>
>
> For those that have used it:
> Has anyone been able to successfully use this for their networks? 
> pros/cons/good/bad
>
> Is maintaining the data a chore? 
> Has it helped operationally?
>
> if anyone has any input would appreciate hearing from you;
>
> thanks;
>
> CPV