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Neo4j Management, Optimization, and Refactoring Workshop

Learn how to manage Neo4j Aura databases, optimize Cypher queries for better performance, and refactor graph models for maintainability and efficiency.

4 hours21 lessons across 4 modules
Developing Practitioner Skills in Neo4j
About this course

In this 4-hour course, you will learn

Welcome to GraphAcademy, and the Neo4j Management, Monitoring, and Performance Workshop Workshop.

In this workshop you will learn about:

  • Neo4j Aura database management.
  • Monitoring database instances.
  • Performance metrics.
  • Cypher query profiling and optimization.
  • Graph refactoring strategies.

This workshop will provide you with practical skills to effectively manage and optimize Neo4j databases in real-world scenarios.

  • Neo4j database management

  • Aura monitoring and metrics

  • Cypher query optimization

  • Graph database refactoring

Course content

4 modules, 4 hours.

  1. 3 lessons
    1. Setup Aura5 min
    2. Aura Overview5 min
    3. Northwind Data Set5 min
  2. 6 lessons
    1. Managing Organizations, Projects, and Instances5 min
    2. Database Backup & Restore5 min
    3. Accessing and Understanding Logs5 min
    4. Viewing your metrics5 min
    5. Memory Usage5 min
    6. Database Store Size Management5 min
  3. 7 lessons
    1. Cypher Query Lifecycle5 min
    2. Analyzing Query Performance5 min
    3. Query Good Practice5 min
    4. Indexes5 min
    5. Count Store5 min
    6. Breaking down complex queries with WITH5 min
    7. Investigate5 min
  4. 5 lessons
    1. Why refactor?5 min
    2. Adding specific node labels5 min
    3. Indirect relationships between nodes5 min
    4. Normalizing a property to a node5 min
    5. Challenge: Refactor the graph5 min