Until the NOSQL wave hit a few years ago, the least fun part of a project was dealing with its database. Now there are new technologies to keep the adventuresome developer busy. The catch is, most of these post-­‐relational databases, such as MongoDB, Cassandra, and Riak, are designed to handle simple data. However, the most interesting applications deal with a complex, connected world.

This whitepaper focuses on graph databases' strength to manage social, complex data.

Graph Databases:

The Super Fast Way to Access Social Data