Re: [Neo4j] Where to draw the line between Neo4j and an RDBMS?

2018-09-01 Thread Kim Prince
Thanks Micheal, That is a really concise summary. I will post it as an answer on a related stack exchange question. Kim On Sun, Sep 2, 2018 at 10:36 AM 'Michael Hunger' via Neo4j < neo4j@googlegroups.com> wrote: > I think from what you describe, you don't need a RDBMS. > > That is usually only

Re: [Neo4j] Where to draw the line between Neo4j and an RDBMS?

2018-09-01 Thread 'Michael Hunger' via Neo4j
I think from what you describe, you don't need a RDBMS. That is usually only needed in 1. existing systems that are already built on an RDBMS that are used from multiple applications and reporting systems 2. huge amounts of read-only properties, including BLOB/CLOB 3. loads of reporting queries t

[Neo4j] Where to draw the line between Neo4j and an RDBMS?

2018-09-01 Thread Kim Prince
I am planning to build an application which relies heavily on a directed graph (similar to a social graph). There is no doubt that Neo4j will be required, but I'm having trouble deciding if I will also require an RDBMS. Is there an easy way for me to get a feel for this, other than just buil