CHAPTER 1
Introduction to Graphs
What do Cisco, Walmart, and eBay have in common with many academic and research projects? They all depend on graph databases as a core part of their technology stack.
Why have such a wide range of industries and fields found a common relationship through graph databases? The short answer is that graphs can offer superior and consistent speed when analyzing deep, dense relationships and can do so with a flexible data structure.
As many developers can attest, one of the most tedious pieces of a web application or software project is managing the schema for its database. Although relational databases are often the ...
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