Jennifer Reif23 articles
Table of Contents Why embedding models should matchDifferences in similarity searchAdvice for starting a blogWrapping up! This is episode 39 of the Breaktime Tech Talks podcast. I’m at a conference this week presenting on a variety of different topics, but …

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Breaktime Tech Talks (Ep38): Spring AI Debugging + How to Contribute to Open Source
Table of Contents Vector database architectureJSON formattingPinecone configurationConfiguring multiple vector storesWhy and how to participate in open sourceWrapping up! In this episode, I continue my journey with vector databases, integrating Pinecone, Neo4J , and Spring AI. While making some progress, …
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Breaktime Tech Talks (Ep37): Vector Database Frustration + Microsoft LazyGraphRAG
Table of Contents Devnexus conference shout-outVector database explorationIssues getting up and runningOverall experienceMicrosoft LazyGraphRAGWrapping up! This is episode 37 of the Breaktime Tech Talks. You are listening to the Breaktime Tech Talks podcast, a bite-sized tech podcast for busy developers, …
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Spring Data Neo4j: How to update an entity
Table of Contents Spring save() methodPatch YearCustom CypherProjectionsProjection as MovieMovie entity as projectionWrapping Up!Resources After working on a new online Spring Data Neo4j course, I learned a couple more things about updating an entity. The course required a different set …
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Gear Up for NODES 2024: What to Know
Table of Contents NODES is a free, virtual conference run by Neo4j for developers, data scientists, and other technical roles who want to learn more about graph databases and how they can be used to solve complex problems. Join us …
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Press the Easy Button: Organize a Virtual Conference Schedule with a Graph Database
Putting together a conference schedule for NODES 2024 (one of my favorite events of the year) is a massive undertaking, but my colleague and I used technologies and tools at our disposal to make this process a little more efficient and greatly reduce opportunities for mistakes.
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How to Run Neo4j on Kubernetes
For an upcoming event, I was asked to give a demo of how to run Neo4j on Kubernetes. I had very little experience with Kubernetes, so I decided to document my journey for later reference.
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NODES 2024: How to Submit a Technical Presentation
Technical events are a great way to learn new things, connect with people, and share knowledge with others.
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Spring AI: How to Write GenAI Applications with Java
We’ll look at how to write GenAI applications with Java using the Spring AI framework and utilize RAG for improving answers.
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How to Create a Spring Boot Application to Retrieve Data from Evernote
In this article, I will show you how to use the Evernote API and SDK in a Spring Boot application to retrieve data from Evernote.
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Journeys in Java, Level 10: Service Discovery with Eureka
Eureka is a service discovery project that helps services interact with one another without hardwiring in instance-specific or environment-dependent details.