Illustrate the value in your connected data using Neo4j Bloom
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This document summarizes and compares different options for visualizing graph data stored in Neo4j, including Neo4j Bloom, third-party visualization toolkits, business intelligence tools, and dedicated graph visualization solutions. Neo4j Bloom is presented as a visualization tool that is exclusively optimized for Neo4j graphs, with features like perspectives, natural language search, and GPU-accelerated visualization for exploration of graph data. Other visualization options discussed include third-party tools that may require custom integration with Neo4j and are aimed at different user groups, from business users to developers.
Illustrate the value in your connected data using Neo4j Bloom
- 1. 1 GraphTour Seattle Visualizing data using Neo4j Bloom
- 2. Neo4j Inc. Confidential 2 Visualizing Graphs with Neo4j Neo4j Bloom Provided by Neo4j Exclusively optimized for Neo4j graphs Deploys easily with Neo4j components Focused on graph exploration thru a code-free UI Near natural language search Caters to business users and graph data analysts Small team or departmental use Viz Toolkits 3rd party e.g. vis.js, d3.js, Keylines Some offer data hooks into Neo4j, others may require custom integration Offer robust APIs for flexible control of the viz output Cater to developers who will create a custom solution, usually with limited interactivity Departmental, enterprise or public use BI Tools 3rd party e.g. Tableau, Qlik Not optimized for graph data, may require a special connector UI for dashboard and report creation with many kinds of viz, in addition to graph viz Cater to business users and data analysts Departmental, cross- department or enterprise use Graph Viz Solutions 3rd party e.g. Linkurious, Kineviz Support multiple graph models and sources Feature UI for exploration or APIs for customizing output and embedding/publishing Solutions may cater to business users, analysts or developers Small team, departmental or cross-department use Little technical expertise Most technically involved Smaller deployments Larger deployments Exploration focused Publishing / Consumption focused
- 3. Neo4j Inc. Confidential Perspective Search Visualization Exploration Inspection Editing 3 Business view of the graph Departmental views • Hiding PII • Styling Near-natural Language Search Full-text search • Graph patterns • Custom Search Phrases GPU Accelerated Visualization High performance physics & rendering Direct graph interactions Select, expand, dismiss, find paths Node + Relationship details Browse from neighbor to neighbor Create, Connect, Update Code-free graph changes Neo4j Bloom Overview
- 4. Neo4j Inc. Confidential Graph Perspectives 4 Manage visibility and reduce clutter, revealing the right information to the right users. • Categorize raw entities • Selective relationships • Selective property visibility • Hide uncategorized data • Role-based perspective sharing
- 5. Neo4j Inc. Confidential 5 Financial Services Customer Graph Bloom Perspective Example
- 6. Neo4j Inc. Confidential 6 Customer Marketing Perspective Bloom Perspective Example
- 7. Neo4j Inc. Confidential 7 Transaction Analyst Perspective Bloom Perspective Example
- 8. Neo4j Inc. Confidential 8 Bank Division Perspective Bloom Perspective Example
- 9. Neo4j Inc. Confidential Graph Search 9 Ask Bloom what you’re looking for using idiomatic phrases based on the graph structure and content. • Search everywhere • Find graph patterns • Create search phrases
- 10. Neo4j Inc. Confidential Neo4j Bloom User Interface 10 Search with type-ahead suggestions Category icons and color scheme Visualize, Explore and Discover Pan, Zoom and Select Property Browser and editor
- 11. Bloom Demo 11
- 12. Neo4j Inc. Confidential Integrations 12 • Link into Bloom from another application • Pass-in context to prime the search suggestions (pattern or complex search phrase) • Control the perspective shown ViewinBloom
- 13. Neo4j Inc. Confidential Deployment 13 • Bloom Server deploys as a Neo4j database plugin • Plugin provides app-related procedures and hosts web UI • Supports single instance or cluster setup of Neo4j • Web app can be hosted by the db HTTP server or separately • App supports modern web browsers: Chrome, Firefox, Edge • GPU-enabled client machine required Bloom Desktop Client Desktop (local) DB Bloom Web Client Bloom Server Neo4j DB Server Neo4j DB Cluster Bloom Server Bloom Server
- 14. Thank you 14