NODES 2024 Recap

2024 Recap: Favorite highlights!

Topics: * Trends/Events over the year * GQL release https://neo4j.com/blog/cypher-gql-world/ * GraphRAG https://neo4j.com/blog/graphrag-manifesto/ * Memorable events/experiences * NODES 2024, obviously :) https://neo4j.com/nodes2024/agenda/ * GenAI Graph Gathering * AI Eng World Fair * Neo4j product releases? * New Aura console * LLM KG Builder https://neo4j.com/labs/genai-ecosystem/llm-graph-builder/ * Neo Converse https://neo4j.com/labs/genai-ecosystem/neoconverse/ * Neo4j Python Rust extension https://github.com/neo4j/neo4j-python-driver-rust-ext * Neo4j GraphRAG python library https://github.com/neo4j/neo4j-graphrag-python Tools of the Month: * Jason:  BAML https://github.com/BoundaryML/baml * Jennifer: Github actions (v3->v4), Spring AI https://spring.io/projects/spring-ai * ABK: Google Notebook LM https://notebooklm.google/ * Alison: ChatGPT Canvas https://openai.com/index/introducing-canvas/, Anthropic Model Context Protocol https://modelcontextprotocol.io/introduction Articles:Get Started With the Neo4j Aura CLI Beta Release * Get Started With the Neo4j Aura CLI Beta Release https://neo4j.com/developer-blog/get-started-with-aura-cli-beta/ * Cypher Gems in Neo4j 5 https://neo4j.com/developer-blog/cypher-gems-in-neo4j-5/ * LangChain-Neo4j Partner Package: Officially Supported GraphRAG https://neo4j.com/developer-blog/langchain-neo4j-partner-package-graphrag/   Videos: * NODES 2024 playlist https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PL9Hl4pk2FsvU6t-fXNeQfkpnmgMm4w5h3 [https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PL9Hl4pk2FsvU6t-fXNeQfkpnmgMm4w5h3] * Top 5 performing videos: * KG Builder App: https://youtube.com/live/NbyxWAC2TLc [https://youtube.com/live/NbyxWAC2TLc] * Importing CSV Data: https://youtube.com/live/2iYTAgXM_ug [https://youtube.com/live/2iYTAgXM_ug] * Mastering GraphRAG: https://youtube.com/live/cbPII1Pam_M [https://youtube.com/live/cbPII1Pam_M] * Entity Resolution: https://youtube.com/live/GMTY78xqGXQ [https://youtube.com/live/GMTY78xqGXQ] * Personal Knowledge Vault: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Q7E97TSmGyI [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Q7E97TSmGyI]   Events * https://neo4j.com/events/ [https://neo4j.com/events/]

NODES 2024 Recap

Speaker Resources: * NODES 2024 YouTube playlist: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PL9Hl4pk2FsvU6t-fXNeQfkpnmgMm4w5h3 [https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PL9Hl4pk2FsvU6t-fXNeQfkpnmgMm4w5h3] * NODES 2024 agenda webpage: https://neo4j.com/nodes2024/agenda/ [https://neo4j.com/nodes2024/agenda/] * Highlighted sessions: * Building a Perfect Supply Chain Chatbot: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ksbfgGYQy5M&list=PL9Hl4pk2FsvU6t-fXNeQfkpnmgMm4w5h3&index=27 [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ksbfgGYQy5M&list=PL9Hl4pk2FsvU6t-fXNeQfkpnmgMm4w5h3&index=27] * Fireside Chat 2023 (final):  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ynTpg5n2PSU&list=PL9Hl4pk2FsvUu4hzyhWed8Avu5nSUXYrb&index=91 [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ynTpg5n2PSU&list=PL9Hl4pk2FsvUu4hzyhWed8Avu5nSUXYrb&index=91] * Fireside Chat 2024(final): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5AXFLYz6zug&list=PL9Hl4pk2FsvU6t-fXNeQfkpnmgMm4w5h3&index=6 [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5AXFLYz6zug&list=PL9Hl4pk2FsvU6t-fXNeQfkpnmgMm4w5h3&index=6] * Neo4j and Next.js: A Full-Stack Relationship: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=G9PUAd_roTk&list=PL9Hl4pk2FsvU6t-fXNeQfkpnmgMm4w5h3&index=94&pp=iAQB [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=G9PUAd_roTk&list=PL9Hl4pk2FsvU6t-fXNeQfkpnmgMm4w5h3&index=94&pp=iAQB] * Neo4j GDS for Snowflake: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BiTA9OXHM44&list=PL9Hl4pk2FsvU6t-fXNeQfkpnmgMm4w5h3&index=96&pp=iAQB [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BiTA9OXHM44&list=PL9Hl4pk2FsvU6t-fXNeQfkpnmgMm4w5h3&index=96&pp=iAQB] * Demystifying Noe4j With APOC and Java: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=653ecLaDhA4&list=PL9Hl4pk2FsvU6t-fXNeQfkpnmgMm4w5h3&index=45&pp=iAQB [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=653ecLaDhA4&list=PL9Hl4pk2FsvU6t-fXNeQfkpnmgMm4w5h3&index=45&pp=iAQB] * Matrix/Neo4j references: * Apoc (character in movie): https://matrix.fandom.com/wiki/Apoc [https://matrix.fandom.com/wiki/Apoc] * Switch (character in movie): https://matrix.fandom.com/wiki/Switch [https://matrix.fandom.com/wiki/Switch] * APOC (Neo4j utility library): https://neo4j.com/labs/apoc/ [https://neo4j.com/labs/apoc/]

Catching Bad Guys using Graph Entity Resolution with Paco Nathan

Speaker Resources: * Neo4j+Senzing Tutorial: https://neo4j.com/developer-blog/entity-resolved-knowledge-graphs/#neo4j [https://neo4j.com/developer-blog/entity-resolved-knowledge-graphs/#neo4j] * When GraphRAG Goes Bad: A Study in Why you Cannot Afford to Ignore Entity Resolution (Dr. Clair Sullivan): https://www.linkedin.com/pulse/when-graphrag-goesbad-study-why-you-cannot-afford-ignore-sullivan-7ymnc/ [https://www.linkedin.com/pulse/when-graphrag-goesbad-study-why-you-cannot-afford-ignore-sullivan-7ymnc/] * Paco’s NODES 2024 session: https://neo4j.com/nodes2024/agenda/entity-resolved-knowledge-graphs/ [https://neo4j.com/nodes2024/agenda/entity-resolved-knowledge-graphs/] * Graph Power Hour: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PL9-tchmsp1WMnZKYti-tMnt_wyk4nwcbH [https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PL9-tchmsp1WMnZKYti-tMnt_wyk4nwcbH] * Tomaz Bratanic on GraphReader: https://towardsdatascience.com/implementing-graphreader-with-neo4j-and-langgraph-e4c73826a8b7 [https://towardsdatascience.com/implementing-graphreader-with-neo4j-and-langgraph-e4c73826a8b7] Tools of the Month: * Neo4j GraphRAG Python package:  https://pypi.org/project/neo4j-graphrag/ [https://pypi.org/project/neo4j-graphrag/] * Spring Data Neo4j: https://spring.io/projects/spring-data-neo4j [https://spring.io/projects/spring-data-neo4j] * Entity Linking based on Entity Resolution tutorial: https://github.com/louisguitton/spacy-lancedb-linker [https://github.com/louisguitton/spacy-lancedb-linker] https://github.com/DerwenAI/strwythura [https://github.com/DerwenAI/strwythura] * AskNews (build news datasets) https://asknews.app/ [https://asknews.app/] * The Sentry https://atlas.thesentry.org/azerbaijan-aliyev-empire/ [https://atlas.thesentry.org/azerbaijan-aliyev-empire/] Announcements / News: * Articles: * GraphRAG – The Card Game https://neo4j.com/developer-blog/graphrag-card-game/ [https://neo4j.com/developer-blog/graphrag-card-game/] * Turn Your CSVs Into Graphs Using LLMs https://neo4j.com/developer-blog/csv-into-graph-using-llm/ [https://neo4j.com/developer-blog/csv-into-graph-using-llm/] * Detecting Bank Fraud With Neo4j: The Power of Graph Databases https://neo4j.com/developer-blog/detect-bank-fraud-neo4j-graph-database/ [https://neo4j.com/developer-blog/detect-bank-fraud-neo4j-graph-database/] * Cypher Performance Improvements in Neo4j 5 https://neo4j.com/developer-blog/cypher-performance-neo4j-5/ [https://neo4j.com/developer-blog/cypher-performance-neo4j-5/] * New GraphAcademy Course: Building Knowledge Graphs With LLMs https://neo4j.com/developer-blog/new-building-knowledge-graphs-llms/ [https://neo4j.com/developer-blog/new-building-knowledge-graphs-llms/] * Efficiently Monitor Neo4j and Identify Problematic Queries https://neo4j.com/developer-blog/monitor-and-id-problem-queries/ [https://neo4j.com/developer-blog/monitor-and-id-problem-queries/] * Videos: * NODES 2023 playlist https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PL9Hl4pk2FsvUu4hzyhWed8Avu5nSUXYrb&si=8_0sYVRYz8CqqdIc [https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PL9Hl4pk2FsvUu4hzyhWed8Avu5nSUXYrb&si=8_0sYVRYz8CqqdIc] * Events * All Neo4j events: https://neo4j.com/events/ [https://neo4j.com/events/] * (Nov 5) Conference (virtual): XtremeJ https://xtremej.dev/2024/schedule/ [https://xtremej.dev/2024/schedule/] * (Nov 7) Conference (virtual): NODES 2024 https://dev.neo4j.com/nodes24 [https://dev.neo4j.com/nodes24] * (Nov 8) Conference (Austin, TX, USA): MLOps World https://mlopsworld.com/ [https://mlopsworld.com/] * (Nov 12) Conference (Baltimore, MD, USA): ISWC https://iswc2024.semanticweb.org/event/3715c6fc-e2d7-47eb-8c01-5fe4ac589a52/summary [https://iswc2024.semanticweb.org/event/3715c6fc-e2d7-47eb-8c01-5fe4ac589a52/summary] * (Nov 13) Meetup (Seattle, WA, USA): Puget Sound Programming Python (PuPPY) - Talk night Rover https://www.meetup.com/psppython/events/303896335/?eventOrigin=group_events_list [https://www.meetup.com/psppython/events/303896335/?eventOrigin=group_events_list] * (Nov 14) Meetup (Seattle, WA, USA): AI Workflow Essentials (with Pinecone, Neo4J, Boundary, Union) https://lu.ma/75nv6dd3 [https://lu.ma/75nv6dd3] * (Nov 14) Conference (Reston, VA, USA): Senzing User Conference https://senzing.com/senzing-event-calendar/ [https://senzing.com/senzing-event-calendar/] * (Nov 18) Meetup (Cleveland, OH, USA): Cleveland Big Data mega-meetup https://www.meetup.com/Cleveland-Hadoop/ [https://www.meetup.com/Cleveland-Hadoop/] * (Nov 19) Chicago Java User Group (Chicago, IL, USA): https://cjug.org/cjug-meeting-intro/#/ [https://cjug.org/cjug-meeting-intro/#/] * (Dec 3) Conference (London, UK): Linkurious Days https://resources.linkurious.com/linkurious-days-london [https://resources.linkurious.com/linkurious-days-london] * (Dec 10) Meetup (London, UK): ESR meetup in London by Neural Alpha * (Dec 11-13) Conference (London, UK): Connected Data London https://2024.connected-data.london/ [https://2024.connected-data.london/]

Graph Visualization and Storytelling with Michela Ledwidge

Speaker Resources: * Mod: https://mod.studio/rd/grapho/ [https://mod.studio/rd/grapho/] * Michela's NODES 2024 session: https://neo4j.com/nodes2024/agenda/spatial-graph-visualisation-and-storytelling-with-grapho-xr/ [https://neo4j.com/nodes2024/agenda/spatial-graph-visualisation-and-storytelling-with-grapho-xr/] * NeoDash: https://neo4j.com/labs/neodash/ [https://neo4j.com/labs/neodash/] Tools of the Month: * Google Notebook LM: https://notebooklm.google/ [https://notebooklm.google/] * HeyGen (AI Digital Avatar): https://www.heygen.com [https://www.heygen.com] * IntelliJ IDEA (IDE for Java development) https://www.jetbrains.com/idea/ [https://www.jetbrains.com/idea/] Announcements / News: * Articles: * Querying Your Neo4j Aura Database Via HTTPS (Again) https://neo4j.com/developer-blog/query-api-neo4j-aura-https/ [https://neo4j.com/developer-blog/query-api-neo4j-aura-https/] * Neo4j Python Driver 10x Faster With Rust https://neo4j.com/developer-blog/python-driver-10x-faster-with-rust/ [https://neo4j.com/developer-blog/python-driver-10x-faster-with-rust/] * Hybrid Retrieval for GraphRAG Applications Using the Neo4j GraphRAG Package for Python https://neo4j.com/developer-blog/hybrid-retrieval-neo4j-graphrag-package/ [https://neo4j.com/developer-blog/hybrid-retrieval-neo4j-graphrag-package/] * Vectors and Graphs: Better Together https://neo4j.com/developer-blog/vectors-graphs-better-together/ [https://neo4j.com/developer-blog/vectors-graphs-better-together/] * Knowledge Graphs and LLMs: Fine-Tuning vs. Retrieval-Augmented Generation https://neo4j.com/developer-blog/fine-tuning-vs-rag/ [https://neo4j.com/developer-blog/fine-tuning-vs-rag/] * Building a Movie Recommendation System With Neo4j https://neo4j.com/developer-blog/movie-recommendation-with-neo4j/ [https://neo4j.com/developer-blog/movie-recommendation-with-neo4j/] * GraphRAG Field Guide: Navigating the World of Advanced RAG Patterns https://neo4j.com/developer-blog/graphrag-field-guide-rag-patterns/ [https://neo4j.com/developer-blog/graphrag-field-guide-rag-patterns/] * Spreading the Savings Like Mayo: How Knowledge Graphs Can Transform Invoice Data and Lower Costs https://neo4j.com/developer-blog/spread-savings-like-mayo-knowledge-graphs/ [https://neo4j.com/developer-blog/spread-savings-like-mayo-knowledge-graphs/] * Neo4j Takes the Lead: Transforming Graph Database Management With Cypher API Versioning and Database Calendar Versioning https://neo4j.com/developer-blog/neo4j-graph-database-versioning/ [https://neo4j.com/developer-blog/neo4j-graph-database-versioning/] * Modeling Data From the Titanic https://neo4j.com/developer-blog/titanic-data-modeling/ [https://neo4j.com/developer-blog/titanic-data-modeling/] * Making Relations on the Titanic https://neo4j.com/developer-blog/titanic-relationships/ [https://neo4j.com/developer-blog/titanic-relationships/] * Enhancing Hybrid Retrieval With Graph Traversal Using the Neo4j GraphRAG Package for Python https://neo4j.com/developer-blog/enhance-hybrid-retrieval-neo4j-graphrag-package/ [https://neo4j.com/developer-blog/enhance-hybrid-retrieval-neo4j-graphrag-package/] * Building a GraphRAG Agent With Neo4j and Milvus https://neo4j.com/developer-blog/graphrag-agent-neo4j-milvus/ [https://neo4j.com/developer-blog/graphrag-agent-neo4j-milvus/] * Videos: * NODES 2023 playlist https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PL9Hl4pk2FsvUu4hzyhWed8Avu5nSUXYrb&si=8_0sYVRYz8CqqdIc [https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PL9Hl4pk2FsvUu4hzyhWed8Avu5nSUXYrb&si=8_0sYVRYz8CqqdIc] * Events * All Neo4j events: https://neo4j.com/events/ [https://neo4j.com/events/] * (Oct 1) Conference (Denver, CO, USA): Dev2next https://www.dev2next.com/ [https://www.dev2next.com/] * (Oct 14-20) Conference (Sydney, Australia): South by Southwest Sydney https://www.sxswsydney.com/ [https://www.sxswsydney.com/] * (Oct 16) Conference (London, GB, UK): GraphSummit Europe https://neo4j.com/graphsummit/europe16-17/ [https://neo4j.com/graphsummit/europe16-17/] * (Oct 21-25) Conference (San Diego, CA, USA): San Diego Startup Week https://startupsd.org/san-diego-startup-week/ [https://startupsd.org/san-diego-startup-week/] * (Oct 22) Meetup (New York City, NY, USA): NYJavaSIG https://www.meetup.com/javasig/ [https://www.meetup.com/javasig/]

Making Invisible Connections Visible with Tim Eastridge

Speaker Resources: * Eastridge Analytics: https://www.eastridge-analytics.com/ [https://www.eastridge-analytics.com/] * Graph Data Science with Python and Neo4j book: https://a.co/d/hkfkxPr [https://a.co/d/hkfkxPr] * LinkedIn profile: https://www.linkedin.com/in/timeastridge/ [https://www.linkedin.com/in/timeastridge/] * NODES 2024 (look for more info on Tim's talk soon!): https://dev.neo4j.com/nodes24 [https://dev.neo4j.com/nodes24] * Neo4j GraphAcademy: https://graphacademy.neo4j.com/ [https://graphacademy.neo4j.com/] * Graph Algorithms for Data Science (Tomaž Bratanic): https://a.co/d/7WhibUk [https://a.co/d/7WhibUk] Tools of the Month: * Jennifer: VS Code https://code.visualstudio.com/ [https://code.visualstudio.com/] * Jason: Cursor AI https://www.cursor.com/ [https://www.cursor.com/] * Tim: Neo4j LLM Graph Builder https://neo4j.com/labs/genai-ecosystem/llm-graph-builder/ [https://neo4j.com/labs/genai-ecosystem/llm-graph-builder/] Announcements / News: * Articles: * Graph Databases Offer a Deeper Understanding of Organizational Risk https://neo4j.com/developer-blog/graph-database-organizational-risk/ [https://neo4j.com/developer-blog/graph-database-organizational-risk/] * Using Embeddings to Represent String Edit Distance in Neo4j https://neo4j.com/developer-blog/embeddings-string-edit-distance/ [https://neo4j.com/developer-blog/embeddings-string-edit-distance/] * Build a Knowledge Graph-based Agent with Llama 3.1, NVIDIA NIM, and LangChain https://neo4j.com/developer-blog/knowledge-graph-llama-nvidia-langchain/ [https://neo4j.com/developer-blog/knowledge-graph-llama-nvidia-langchain/] * Entity Linking and Relationship Extraction With Relik in LlamaIndex https://neo4j.com/developer-blog/entity-linking-relationship-extraction-relik-llamaindex/ [https://neo4j.com/developer-blog/entity-linking-relationship-extraction-relik-llamaindex/] * Integrating Microsoft GraphRAG into Neo4j https://neo4j.com/developer-blog/microsoft-graphrag-neo4j/ [https://neo4j.com/developer-blog/microsoft-graphrag-neo4j/] * Ingesting Documents Simultaneously to Neo4j & Milvus https://neo4j.com/developer-blog/ingest-documents-neo4j-milvus/ [https://neo4j.com/developer-blog/ingest-documents-neo4j-milvus/] * Enriching Vector Search With Graph Traversal Using the Neo4j GenAI Package https://neo4j.com/developer-blog/graph-traversal-neo4j-genai-package/ [https://neo4j.com/developer-blog/graph-traversal-neo4j-genai-package/] * Create a Neo4j GraphRAG Workflow Using LangChain and LangGraph https://neo4j.com/developer-blog/neo4j-graphrag-workflow-langchain-langgraph/ [https://neo4j.com/developer-blog/neo4j-graphrag-workflow-langchain-langgraph/] * Introducing Concurrent Writes to Cypher Subqueries https://neo4j.com/developer-blog/concurrent-writes-cypher-subqueries/ [https://neo4j.com/developer-blog/concurrent-writes-cypher-subqueries/] * Running Neo4j on a Commodore 64 https://neo4j.com/developer-blog/neo4j-commodore-64/ [https://neo4j.com/developer-blog/neo4j-commodore-64/] * Change Data Capture and Neo4j Connector for Confluent and Apache Kafka Go GA https://neo4j.com/developer-blog/change-data-capture-cdc-ga/ [https://neo4j.com/developer-blog/change-data-capture-cdc-ga/] * Videos: * NODES 2023 playlist https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PL9Hl4pk2FsvUu4hzyhWed8Avu5nSUXYrb&si=8_0sYVRYz8CqqdIc [https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PL9Hl4pk2FsvUu4hzyhWed8Avu5nSUXYrb&si=8_0sYVRYz8CqqdIc] * Events * All Neo4j events: https://neo4j.com/events/ [https://neo4j.com/events/] * (Sep 9) Conference (San Francisco, CA, USA): Pre-AI Conference Hack Day:  https://lu.ma/bsype6t6?tk=1dgMCa [https://lu.ma/bsype6t6?tk=1dgMCa] * (Sep 9-11) Conference (San Francisco, CA, USA): AI Conference: https://aiconference.com/ [https://aiconference.com/] * (Sep 10) Meetup (San Francisco, CA, USA): AI Tools HackNight: https://lu.ma/ozt7jtq5 [https://lu.ma/ozt7jtq5] * (Sep 12) Meetup (San Jose, CA, USA): AI & Tech Talks:  https://lu.ma/jjgnoqik?tk=sMOLyE [https://lu.ma/jjgnoqik?tk=sMOLyE] * (Sep 24-26) Conference (Dallas, TX, USA): JConf https://2024.jconf.dev/ [https://2024.jconf.dev/] * (Sep 30-Oct 3) Conference (Denver, CO, USA): dev2next https://www.dev2next.com/ [https://www.dev2next.com/] * (Oct - TBD) Meetup (Charlotte, NC, USA): Data Science Meetup https://www.meetup.com/Data-Science-Charlotte/ [https://www.meetup.com/Data-Science-Charlotte/]