[Neo4j] Are graphs ok for lots of Event data

2011-12-07 Thread smith9
Is Neo4J a good fit for performing analysis on event data? For example if you were recording how long events took and wanted to get percentile data for a particular customer and product. Would this me mapped something like: Node: Duration Properties: duration (eg number of seconds/milli),

Re: [Neo4j] Are graphs ok for lots of Event data

2011-12-07 Thread Craig Taverner
Of course the graph can be used for processing event data, and whether that works for your case or not depends. But we have used it for this, and I can discuss a few points. The event stream is obviously just a linear chain and can be modeled as such in the graph (eg. with NEXT relationships