The document discusses how telecommunications companies can leverage graph databases to derive value from five key "graphs": the network graph, customer graph, call graph, master data graph, and help desk graph. It provides examples of how companies are using graph databases to improve network management, customer analytics, and other use cases. Finally, it outlines the benefits that have driven telecommunications firms to adopt graph databases, including improved query performance, agile development, and an extensible data model.
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The Five Graphs of
Telecommunications
Philip Rathle, Sr Dir Products
Neo Technology (Neo4j)
philip@neotechnology.com
Cell: +1.650.918.9595
http://twitter.com/prathle
Sustainable Competitive Advantage from Graphs, using a Graph Database
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Agenda
1. Graphs in Parallel Industries
Gartner’s “5 Graphs” for Consumer Web
2. The 5 Graphs of Telecommunications &
Real-World Examples
3. Technologies for Deriving Sustainable
Competitive Advantage from one’s Graphs
4. Who’s Using Them and Why
5. Q&A
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Consumer Web Giants Depends on Five Graphs
Gartner’s “5 Graphs”
Social Graph
Ref: http://www.gartner.com/id=2081316
Interest Graph
Payment Graph
Intent Graph
Mobile Graph
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The 5 Graphs of
Telecommunications
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#1:The Network Graph
Graphs in Communications
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Network Inventory,
Cost Accounting
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#1:The Network Graph
Graphs in Communications
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Network Inventory,
Cost Accounting
Impact Analysis,
Failure Analysis,
Alarm Correlation
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#1:The Network Graph
Graphs in Communications
Cell Signal Analysis
Router
Service
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Switch Switch
Router
Fiber Link
Fiber Link
Fiber Link
Oceanfloor
Cable
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Network Inventory,
Cost Accounting
Impact Analysis,
Failure Analysis,
Alarm Correlation
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Use in modeling of physical and logical networks
‣ impact analysis, configuration management, network inventory
#1:The Network Graph
Graphs in Communications
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Network Signal Analysis
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Network Signal Analysis
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Network Signal Analysis
Reference: http://www.slideshare.net/craigtaverner/playing-on-the-edge
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14. Service Assurance
& Network Failure Analysis
*These specific visualizations built using Tom Sawyer Software
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#2:The Customer Graph
Graphs in Communications
Mobile apps,
Collaboration,
Social Recommendations,
Location based services,
and more...
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Reference: http://www.slideshare.net/verheughe/how-nosql-paid-off-for-telenor
Graphs in Communications
#2:The Customer Graph
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Reference: http://www.slideshare.net/verheughe/how-nosql-paid-off-for-telenor
Graphs in Communications
#2:The Customer Graph
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Reference: http://www.slideshare.net/verheughe/how-nosql-paid-off-for-telenor
Graphs in Communications
#2:The Customer Graph
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Reference: http://www.slideshare.net/verheughe/how-nosql-paid-off-for-telenor
Graphs in Communications
#2:The Customer Graph
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Graphs in Communications
#2:The Customer Graph
Social-Mobile Examples
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#3:The Call Graph
Graphs in Communications
Plan & Feature Recommendations,Assess Churn Risk.
Aggregated CDRs to construct inferred social graph.
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#4: Master Data Graph
Graphs in Communications
Organizational “Hierarchy”,
Product “Hierarchy”
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#4: Master Data Graph
Graphs in Communications
Organizational “Hierarchy”,
Product “Hierarchy”
Resource Authorization
(Product & Customer Graphs)
Ref: http://www.slideshare.net/verheughe/how-nosql-paid-off-for-telenor
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#5:The Help Desk Graph
Graphs in Communications
Online Recommendations
for Case Avoidance
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Technologies to Leverage The 5 Graphs
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• Growing market. Neo4j is the leading
graph database in the world today
• Open Source & Commercial Model
• 500,000+ downloads
• Community Ecosystem: active
forums, code contributions, etc.
• Product under development since 2000.
In 24x7 production since 2003
The Graph Database
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27. The Zone of SQL Adequacy
Connectedness of Data Set
Performance
SQL database
Requirement of application
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28. The Zone of SQL Adequacy
Connectedness of Data Set
Performance
SQL database
Requirement of application
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29. The Zone of SQL Adequacy
Connectedness of Data Set
Performance
SQL database
Requirement of application
Salary List
ERP
CRM
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30. The Zone of SQL Adequacy
Connectedness of Data Set
Performance
SQL database
Requirement of application
Salary List
ERP
CRM
Network / Data Center
Management
Social
Master Data
Management
Geo
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31. The Zone of SQL Adequacy
Connectedness of Data Set
Performance
SQL database
Requirement of application
Salary List
ERP
CRM
Network / Data Center
Management
Social
Master Data
Management
Geo
Graph Database
Optimal Comfort Zone
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Why Telcos Chose Graph Databases
1. Order-of-magnitude improvements in query
performance for complex, connected data
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Why Telcos Chose Graph Databases
1. Order-of-magnitude improvements in query
performance for complex, connected data
2. Drastically accelerated application development
cycles
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Why Telcos Chose Graph Databases
1. Order-of-magnitude improvements in query
performance for complex, connected data
2. Drastically accelerated application development
cycles
• Direct match between the business domain and
the storage layer
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Why Telcos Chose Graph Databases
1. Order-of-magnitude improvements in query
performance for complex, connected data
2. Drastically accelerated application development
cycles
• Direct match between the business domain and
the storage layer
3. Maintainability and extensibility of the data
model
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Why Telcos Chose Graph Databases
1. Order-of-magnitude improvements in query
performance for complex, connected data
2. Drastically accelerated application development
cycles
• Direct match between the business domain and
the storage layer
3. Maintainability and extensibility of the data
model
• No need to fit everything into one box, or
predict what the data will look like
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Why Telcos Chose Graph Databases
1. Order-of-magnitude improvements in query
performance for complex, connected data
2. Drastically accelerated application development
cycles
• Direct match between the business domain and
the storage layer
3. Maintainability and extensibility of the data
model
• No need to fit everything into one box, or
predict what the data will look like
4. Carrier-grade reliability of the product
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The Network Graph The Customer Graph
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The Network Graph
The Master Data Graph
The Customer Graph
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The Network Graph
The Master Data Graph The Help Desk Graph
The Customer Graph
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The Network Graph
The Master Data Graph The Help Desk Graph
The Customer Graph
(Along with some others...)
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Who’s Using Graph Databases Today?
Communications
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Who’s Using Graph Databases Today?
Accenture
Communications
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