Simone Novali, System Architect at Zurich Italia, discussed his experience with Neo4j graph databases in a presentation. He explained how he and his team use Neo4j to manage applications, servers, and costs within their organization. Simone chose Neo4j for its ability to help them achieve their goal of understanding the cost and benefit of their architecture, as well as its strategic partnership status. To get started with Neo4j, Simone advises using people who can define a correct graph, as building an accurate graph is challenging. He also emphasizes the importance of curiosity when transitioning from relational databases to graph databases. Looking ahead, Simone believes that graph databases will become increasingly important for handling large amounts of data generated by various systems and applications, particularly in industries like insurance and IoT. With Neo4j's development of new functionalities and features, especially for distributed systems, Simone sees a promising future for graph databases in digital transformation.