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What is Graph-native?

It is a system design based on a structure in which data is connected to each other through nodes.

Overview

While traditional databases store information in tables, this approach connects data like a network map. It places the relationships between information at the center of the system from the very beginning. In this way, querying complex connections becomes much faster and more natural.

Analogy: It's like putting a map of other books on that subject in each book, instead of arranging the books in a library in alphabetical order.

How it works

When you create your data model, you define objects and their interactions as points and lines. By following these lines, the system finds hidden links between data within seconds.

Where it is used

It is used in complex social network analysis, recommendation systems, and applications that manage large masses of interconnected information.

Commonly confused with

It is frequently confused with traditional relational databases; However, this system establishes relationships at the design stage, not later.

Frequently asked questions

Why should I choose this method?

This method is the most efficient way if the relationships between your data are as important as the data itself.

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