The Graph Database: One Option for Exploring Big Data by Loraine Lawson.
While certainly true, that graph databases can explore big data, I’m not sure that was the question.
From the post:
“The majority of companies are on the sidelines because they think they can’t readily access the data they have, they don’t have in house tools or talent to analyze it and don’t have the ability to put the data to use anyway,” writes Matthew Crowl in a recent CAN blog post.
One answer may be the graph database, which uses nodes, properties and edges rather than traditional indexing to store data. In other words, it allows you to create a graph of connections between people, objects and data.
The first paragraph makes it sound like a lack of tools, talent and process are preventing the use of big data.
If those are in fact the problems, then a graph (or any other) database isn’t going to be the answer.
Or at least not a useful answer from the client’s perspective.
However attractive it may be from a vendor’s perspective.