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Learning Neo4j 3.x - Second Edition

By : Jerome Baton
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Learning Neo4j 3.x - Second Edition

By: Jerome Baton

Overview of this book

Neo4j is a graph database that allows traversing huge amounts of data with ease. This book aims at quickly getting you started with the popular graph database Neo4j. 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 experience with commonly used and lesser known features for 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 the latest updates in Neo4j, such as in-graph indexes, scaling, performance improvements, visualization, data refactoring techniques, security enhancements, and much more. By the end of the book, you'll have gained the skills to design and implement modern spatial applications, from graphing data to unraveling business capabilities with the help of real-world use cases.
Table of Contents (24 chapters)
Title Page
Credits
About the Authors
Acknowledgement
About the Reviewers
www.PacktPub.com
Customer Feedback
Preface

Chapter 15. Use Case Example - Impact Analysis and Simulation

In this chapter, we will look at how we can use the Neo4j graph database for another very specific use case: impact analysis. All the discussions so far have led us to this discussion, where we really want to zoom in on how one would practically use a database such as Neo4j for a very specific use case.

In this chapter, we will see how to perform the following steps:

  • Dissecting and understanding impact analysis systems. We will split the broader topic into two subtopics:
    • Impact analysis</li>
    • Impact simulation
  • Applying impact analysis to a business process management use case using a detailed demonstration dataset.
  • Applying impact simulation to a cost calculation use case, using another detailed demonstration dataset.

Let's get started straightaway.