--- title: "Linkurious" canonical: "/copy-of-graph-project-success" published: 2026-09-24 --- # Linkurious **Video** ## Charting a Course for Graph Project Success ##### Graph technology helps organizations detect fraud, assess risks, and understand complex connected data. **Start The Guide** ##### Step 04 ##### Team success = project success ##### Step 02 ##### Data model & architecture ##### Step 05 ##### Assess the business value ##### Step 01 ##### Consider your prerequisites ##### Step 03 ##### Installation & configuration **Button 1** **Button 3** **Button 4** **Button 5** **Button 2** ##### Step 03 ##### Step 04 ##### Step 01 ##### Step 05 ##### Step 02 ## Build it or buy it? **Video** ##### Build Your own ##### Off the shelf ##### Your very first choice ##### If you do decide to build your own, here are some resources to get you started. Otherwise, read on to learn more about reaching graph project success with an off-the-shelf product. ##### Do you want to develop your own graph application using a graph visualization library? Or use an off-the-shelf product? ## Sort out the prerequisites of your graph project #### Establish goals and KPIs ##### As a first and very important step, you’ll want to think through your prerequisites: - What are you trying to achieve - What problems are you currently facing? - How are you handling those challenges now? - What is the impact of your current challenges? ##### Considering your KPIs from the outset will help you determine later on if your project has achieved its goals. ##### Learn more about evaluating the economic impact of a graph project. - What are your project goals? - What will the configuration of your team be? - What are your technical requirements? ##### Defining these from the beginning will help your project run smoothly. ##### Project Goals ##### Project KPIs ##### Prerequisites **Start The Guide** ##### Technology expert ##### Project manager ## Build your ## dream team ##### End users ##### Project sponsor #### Identify your technical and data requirements **Inline Asset** 1. What is the data you want to analyze? 2. Do you already have a graph database? 3. Do you have access to a server? 4. Will you need any third-party integrations? 5. Do you have specific security requirements for your project? ##### One thing to keep in mind is that for both Linkurious Enterprise and the graph database of your choosing, you can opt to use SaaS. This can translate to a low-cost evaluation for setting up your graph project. **Anchor2** **Anchor1** **Anchor** **Video** ## Set up your architecture and model your data ##### There are a few different elements to take into consideration for your technical set-up. - Decide what graph database you will use. - Define your indexation strategy and choose your indexation solution accordingly. - Finally, you’ll need to extract your data. ##### Graph data model. ##### The model you choose will depend on your data sources and business requirements. This is the step where you’ll determine what in your dataset(s) will be nodes, edges, and properties. ##### Hardware requirements ##### Will you opt for server delivery or cloud infrastructure delivery? **Video** #### Learn about #### graph data modeling **BLOG** **EXPLORE** **Anchor3** ## Installation & configuration ##### The next step is to install and configure your graph tools. The first thing to do here is to install and configure your graph database. Then, you can import your data. **Connect DV** **Visual Styles** **Indexing** **Access Control** **Schema** **Button** ### After that, you can set up your graph visualization and analytics tool. If you’re using **Linkurious Enterprise** ## Slide #### 01 #### Graph Database Access #### Give Linkurious Enterprise access to your graph database. Configure the connection endpoint, credentials, and SSL certificates. ## Slide #### 02 #### Graph Database Access #### Give Linkurious Enterprise access to your graph database. Configure the connection endpoint, credentials, and SSL certificates. ## Slide #### 03 #### Graph Database Access #### Give Linkurious Enterprise access to your graph database. Configure the connection endpoint, credentials, and SSL certificates. ## Slide #### 04 #### Graph Database Access #### Give Linkurious Enterprise access to your graph database. Configure the connection endpoint, credentials, and SSL certificates. ## Slide #### 05 #### Graph Database Access #### Give Linkurious Enterprise access to your graph database. Configure the connection endpoint, credentials, and SSL certificates. **Anchor4** ## Set up your team for success ##### Once you’ve set up and configured your graph tools, the next step is to onboard your team and make sure they have the knowledge and skills they need to succeed. ##### This may include learning a graph query language like Gremlin or Cypher. You can also hold training sessions for administrators and for end-users to ensure they are at ease and able to get the full benefits from your graph tool. ## Testimonial Video **Inline Asset** ##### Training and support from your vendor for both administrators and end-users will help ensure they are at ease and able to get the full benefits from your graph tool. **Anchor5** ## Assess the business value of your graph project ##### Assessing the business value of your graph project should be done progressively, in several phases. Explore Alerts Data Settings Search for entities, relationships… Entity Relationships Step 3 in action ##### ALERT #32 Synthetic Identities Transaction Thresholds Shared PII Flagged Individuals CANCEL SAVE Iterate back to steps 2 and 3 ## Resources **Blog** **Video** **Infographic** ##### Explore insights, guides, and expert content to help you get more from your data. ## Content Type Name **Read More →** Showing 0-0 of 0 Assets **Video** ## Subscribe to our newsletter ##### A spotlight on graph technology directly in your inbox. > Embedded external