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What is a graph database and how can it benefit human capital management? Amy Hodler examines recent predictions that graph databases will be the basis for a new wave of more human-centric HR systems. Used in everything from search engines, GPS navigation, to powering social media and in contact tracing applications, graph technology is everywhere. Every time you use a search engine, knowledge graphs are used to enhance the accuracy of your results. Graph technology became better known when The Panama Papers used the technology to expose financial wrongdoing and misdirection. And graph technology is becoming more useful to business, as data modeled in the form of graph data structures encodes interconnectivity, making it a powerful way to reason about large volumes of highly connected data. Graph databases efficiently model complex networks of entities and their interrelationships, which is why they are increasingly being employed to make sense of HR relationships. After all, HR teams rely on clear structures to manage reporting processes, authorisations and tasks, and role allocation across an organisation. Having an overview of complex org charts and a flexible framework to respond to change is indispensable.
