That’s a learning curve.” Sahni feels that some applications should use a combination of relational and graph databases, with each type powering the individual functions that it does best.

Data-hungry AI applications are fed complex information, and that's where graph databases and knowledge graphs play a crucial role.

But Neptune also exemplifies another important development in graph databases: integration of data science and machine learning features.

While approaches and capabilities differ, all of these databases allow you to build machine learning models right where your data resides.

Several of the largest dating sites in the world have shifted toward graph databases in the last nine months. LinkedIn has a large team working on a proprietary graph database, which sits at the ...