Learning Neo4j 3.x, 2nd Edition

Key Features

• Get acquainted with graph database systems and apply them in real-world use cases
• Use Cypher query language, APOC and other Neo4j extensions to derive meaningful analysis from complex data sets.
• A practical guide filled with ready to use examples on querying, graph processing and visualizing information to build smarter spatial applications.

Book Description

Neo4j is a graph database that allows traversing huge data with much ease. Starting with a brief introduction to graph theory, this book will show you the advantages of using graph databases along with data modeling techniques for graph databases. You’ll gain practical hands-on with commonly used and lesser known features of updating graph store with Neo4j’s cypher query language. Furthermore, you’ll also learn to create awesome procedures using APOC and extend Neo4j’s functionality enabling integration, algorithmic analysis and other advanced spatial operation capabilities on data.

Through the course of the book you will come across implementation examples on latest updates in Neo4j, such as in-graph indexes, scaling, performance improvements, visualization, data refactoring techniques,security enhancements and much more. Towards the end of the book, you’ll have gained skills to design and implement modern spatial applications from graph data to unravel business capabilities with the help of real-world use cases.

What you will learn

• Understand the science of graph theory, databases and its advantages over traditional databases.
• Install Neo4j, model data and learn the most common practices of traversing data
• Learn Cypher query language and tailor-made procedures to analyze and derive meaningful representations of data
• Use Neo4j advanced extensions and plugins for performance optimization.
• Understand the new security features and clustering architecture for large scale deployments.
• Use Neo4j advanced extensions and plugins for performance optimization.

Table of Contents

Chapter 1. Graph Theory And Databases
Chapter 2. Getting Started With Neo4J
Chapter 3. Modeling Data For Neo4J
Chapter 4. Getting Started With Cypher
Chapter 5. Awesome Procedures On Cypher – Apoc
Chapter 6. Extending Cypher
Chapter 7. Query Performance Tuning
Chapter 8. Importing Data Into Neo4J
Chapter 9. Going Spatial
Chapter 10. Security
Chapter 11. Visualizations For Neo4J
Chapter 12. Data Refactoring With Neo4J
Chapter 13. Clustering
Chapter 14. Use Case Example – Recommendations
Chapter 15. Use Case Example – Impact Analysis And Simulation
Chapter 16. Tips And Tricks