Database Reference
In-Depth Information
You also learned about some of the key characteristics of Neo4j, as well as its place within
the larger NoSQL movement of related data-storage technologies.
Usinggraphdatabases tostorethedataaffects thewayyoushouldthinkaboutdata.Thisis
where data modeling becomes very important. There are no tables and columns any more,
likeinrelationaldatabases,orkeysandvalues,likeinotherNoSQLtechnologies.Youhave
toswitchyourmindtothinkofgraphrepresentationsofyourdata.Inthenextchapterwe'll
give you some guidance and explain the best practices for modeling your graph data.
