Graph technology was named one of the top trends in Gartner 2020 Top 10 Trends in Data and Analytics* and we believe it’s been the fastest-growing database technology for almost a decade. It’s a rising tide that your business can’t afford to pass up.

Join the authors of Graph Database For Dummies, Dr. Jim Webber, Chief Scientist and Rik Van Bruggen, Regional VP, Neo4j, for this 45-minute webinar, in which they walk you through graph database basics and outline a number of compelling reasons to use graph technology.

Graph Databases for Dummies

In this interview with the book’s authors, you’ll:

  • Learn graph database fundamentals and the benefits of graph technology
  • Discover how to identify when to use graph technology in your organization
  • Begin to understand graph models and queries
  • Get 10 tips for creating successful graphs


* Gartner Top 10 Trends in Data and Analytics, 2020, Rita Sallam, Svetlana Sicular, Pieter den Hamer, Austin Kronz, W. Roy Schulte, Erick Brethenoux, Alys Woodward, Stephen Emmott, Ehtisham Zaidi, Donald Feinberg, Mark Beyer, Rick Greenwald, Carlie Idoine, Henry Cook, Guido De Simoni, Eric Hunter, Adam Ronthal, Bettina Tratz-Ryan, Nick Heudecker, Jim Hare, Lydia Clougherty Jones, 11th May 2020.

Dr. Jim Webber
Chief Scientist

Dr. Jim Webber is Neo4j’s Chief Scientist and Visiting Professor at Newcastle University. At Neo4j, Jim works on fault-tolerant graph databases and co-wrote O’Reilly’s Graph Databases book.

Prior to Neo4j, Jim worked on fault tolerant distributed systems. First at Newcastle University startup Arjuna and then for a variety of clients for global consulting firm ThoughtWorks. Along the way Jim previously co-authored the books REST in Practice and Developing Enterprise Web Services - An Architect’s Guide.

Jim is active in the software development and database research communities, presenting regularly around the world. His blog is located at https://jimwebber.org/blog and he tweets sometimes at @jimwebber.

Rik Van Bruggen
Regional VIce President

Rik brings 10 years experience in sales, specifically in web-based application development and security/identity management. Previously with Courion and Imprivata, Rik has managed sales and strived for customer success across Europe. Rik is a Belgian technology addict with a passion for sales, family, friends, music, travel, and of course, good food and even better, beer.

Tara Jana
Sr. Director, Product Marketing

As a product marketing leader and technology thought leader, TJ has managed, launched and driven high growth Data, AI/ML services at Microsoft, AWS (Amazon Web Services), and recently at DataStax. He has built and managed large scale cloud adoption, database modernization, and AI/ML programs to help enterprises with their data-driven architectures. TJ also has extensive experience in advising the largest enterprises and organizations across the globe as a technologist, consultant, and specialist on data, analytics and AI.

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