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Answer: All of the above. Different tools will allow you to import different formats
more or less easily, but all are possible without a doubt.
Q3. The Neo4j batch importer is much faster than any of the other import
technologies presented because:
1.
It was written in C++ instead of Java
2.
It does not write to a running transactional instance of Neo4j and can
therefore run un-transactionally
3.
It has fewer bugs, which allows it to run faster
4.
It uses fancy caching technologies to make it write faster
Answer: It does not write to a running Neo4j instance; all it does is write the store
ilesoftheNeo4jserverthatyoucanuseafterwardsonyourserver.
Summary
This concludes our overview of different data import technologies for the Neo4j
database management system. We have presented you with an approach to choose
the right import technologies, and then, in some detail, we have explored how at
least some of these technologies can be used on a real dataset. There are, of course,
otherimporttechniquesthatwedidnotdiscuss.Morespeciically,aprogrammatic
import using custom software could be useful for you. You should visit some of the
interested in this.
Thischaptershouldgiveyouenoughconidencetonowstartworkingwithyour
own data domain in the context of Neo4j.
In the next few chapters, we will start applying what we have learned by looking
at different use case scenarios that Neo4j is frequently used for and discussing them
in some detail.
