Company
Date Published
Author
Srinivas Suravarapu
Word count
1972
Language
English
Hacker News points
None

Summary

Scribestar, a small company with around 20 people, switched to Neo4j and experienced significant business benefits. The company targets the legal industry, specifically lawyers and associates, who rely on desktop publishing tools. By using Neo4j and RavenFS as file stores, Scribestar was able to improve data security and reduce latency. The graph database architecture allowed for efficient collaboration services, data modeling, versioning, and tuning of Cypher queries. With the switch to Neo4j, Scribestar reduced its team size by half, increased system speed and performance, and improved cycle times. The company can now visualize their data in a way that users will understand, making it easier to scale the product. In the future, Scribestar plans to continue using Neo4j, potentially switching RavenFS for alternative storage solutions if needed.