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Attaching a graph visualization layer to Azure Cosmos DB

Microsoft Reactor
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There are many applications for the Azure Cosmos DB Property Graph model, from business intelligence analytics to combating fraud. Thinking about the data model as a graph and storing and querying it in that format can be very powerful but at the end of the day, a human has to be in the loop to make decisions based on this data. Often, but not always, this comes down to visualization, but frequently, not enough attention is paid to the user experience when looking at large volumes of graph data. Simply plotting a bunch of nodes and links on the screen is more likely to be confusing than enlightening, especially to someone unfamilia …...more
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Attaching a graph visualization layer to Azure Cosmos DB
There are many applications for the Azure Cosmos DB Property Graph model, from business intelligence analytics to combating fraud. Thinking about the data model as a graph and storing and querying it in that format can be very powerful but at the end of the day, a human has to be in the loop to make decisions based on this data. Often, but not always, this comes down to visualization, but frequently, not enough attention is paid to the user experience when looking at large volumes of graph data. Simply plotting a bunch of nodes and links on the screen is more likely to be confusing than enlightening, especially to someone unfamiliar with the graph model. In this talk, I’ll discuss: What types of applications benefit from a visual front end of the graph When creating a front end for exploring the graph, what techniques should be avoided Overwhelming the user with too much data Trying to many properties of the graph data in the visualization Labeling everything with too much text The traditional node-link model ignores the time dimension making it difficult to show how your graph data is changing over time. This is not a solved problem but I’ll go through a few examples of how to present this time-varying aspect of graph data to users. #azurecosmosdb #graph #databases Useful Links: Also, check out past meetups on YouTube to catch anything you might have missed -    • Global User Group Meetups   Want to present at a future meetup? Let me know in the comments or fill out our intake form - https://aka.ms/AzureCosmosDB/UserGrou... Try Azure Cosmos DB Free: https://aka.ms/trycosmosdb Microsoft Reactor - https://aka.ms/Reactor Speaker: Corey Lanum Bio: Corey Lanum is the Chief Evangelist for Cambridge Intelligence, helping to spread the word of graphs and graph visualization worldwide. He's the author of Visualizing Graph Data from Manning Publishers, and has been building graph applications for government agencies and large enterprises for over 20 years. [eventID:20025]

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Microsoft Reactor

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