What is a graph platform?
A graph platform is a collection of graph-centric tools that deliver value to enterprises by interpreting complex data, and identifying key trends and relationships in data.
Graph technology, and specifically graph visualization and analysis techniques employed by graph platforms, can be applied across many industries to address complex questions such as:
- How can I deliver key insights to decision makers at the right time?
- How can I optimize my schedules or processes?
- Are there hidden relationships in the data that can provide clues to understanding?
- Do trends exist in the data that can help with decision making?
A graph platform enables business insights through powerful graph visualization and analysis.
Perspectives, the industry-vetted graph platform
Tom Sawyer Software has been developing graph-based applications for more than 30 years. In that time we have engineered a cohesive and integrated set of tools that make it easy to exploit the power of graphs, while remaining agnostic to how that data is persisted and allowing freedom to integrate with other tools.
Perspectives is an SDK and low-code development platform that employs the power of graphs at its core, providing enterprises with all the tools they need to build and deploy innovative graph applications.
Graph power is at the core of Perspectives
Perspectives and the Tom Sawyer Software Team can get you started with a solid foundation for long-term success with graph technology.
Perspectives graph platform helps you at every stage:
- developing your information schema,
- accessing and analyzing your data with our run-time graph model,
- designing best-in-class visualizations, and
- supporting deployment.
Knowledge Graphs
Perspectives can help whether you already have a mature knowledge graph that describes your company's critical business processes and data, or you are on a journey to develop that knowledge graph.
Use the Perspectives schema editor to customize a graph-based schema on top of legacy relational data, or work natively with the graph store you've already invested in. Link your schema to data from one source or from several.
Graph Model
Whether or not your data is in a graph database, you can programmatically interact with our in-memory graph model using graph-based techniques. Design-time tools make it easy to ignore data silos and present what your users or systems need to be effective and efficient.
Whether you are a programmer or not, APIs are there to help applications come together quickly and function smoothly in operation.
Graph Application Framework
Graphs organize information in a way that matches how people mentally organize information. People also need natural ways to manipulate, interrogate, and search graphs to get at the right questions and answers.
Our development tools work directly with the knowledge graph you've designed to make it easy to select and combine the best features to address your user's needs for interacting with and authoring information in a graph-based environment.
Data-Driven Development
A picture can be worth a thousand words, or even a thousand hours. The right visualization can help your users interpret and integrate information to ensure they draw the right conclusion.
Every data element in the schema can be used to convey meaning with every node and edge you draw on the screen. Perspectives can help you to experiment quickly to discover the best way to organize, analyze, visualize, and navigate your data to deliver new value to your end users and your business.
Graph Databases
If you're unsure whether you need a graph data store, we can help you explore the limits of the data you have now so you can make a more informed decision.
We have experience with all the leading graph data stores, both commercial and open source, and can help you make informed decisions based on an examination of your business needs and rapid prototyping with Perspectives graph platform.
Deployment
Design and package your Perspectives web application and make it ready to deploy in your preferred environment. Applications are compatible with your authentication mechanisms for secure access to data. Deploy your application behind a load balancer and scale service automatically to meet demands.
Our graph platform helps you integrate and package graph technology for consumption wherever you want to deliver it.
Knowledge graph as schema
Is your data ready to deliver the answers and insights your end users need?
Most databases are designed to best address their initial use cases but can present significant limitations when a new question arises, a different analysis is needed, or a new business workflow is required. Legacy databases often reflect how the software was designed, rather than how your business is structured.
Perspectives' in-memory graph addresses this shortcoming by helping you to design the data schema you wish you had. Your data may be distributed and disconnected, but our in-memory graph lets you work with data that was integrated in real-time, just in time to address your users' needs.
The Perspectives schema editor.
Perspectives allows you to link to data from multiple data sources and connect it in a unified schema that delivers the power you expect from graphs, and the seamless knowledge graph experience your users need.
The schema provides a solid foundation to build your application quickly.
Graph-native application framework
Knowledge graphs are popular because they align closely to the way people think about the world.
Our model facilitates how humans navigate data, to enable natural interaction with knowledge graphs at the application layer.
Perspectives has the tools to create applications that put the full value of graphs in the hands of your users. Here are just a few of the features that make us the leader in graph-based application development:
- Flexible dashboard layout design
- Synchronization across multiple views
- Five fully automated graph layouts
- Grouping, nesting, and navigation
- Powerful filtering and search
- Timeline analysis
- Graph analytics
- Design your schema with our editor.
- Define how schema elements and data should be displayed, in one or several different views.
- Arrange your views to meet the needs of your users.
We take care of synchronization across your views.
Case Study: Use-case-driven design
This example application was developed in cooperation with Sanofi and highlights how every element of the drawing may be used to communicate details essential to the user.
Every node and edge, and how they are arranged in the drawing can be used to communicate multiple variables that are meaningful for instant orientation even in the most complex of domains. Embed images, highlight paths, apply color, style, shape and size to draw the user's attention to what matters.
Build the graph that tells your data story clearly and concisely.
Application Deployment
Tom Sawyer Software's graph-based application platform is at home in any environment. We give you the tools to get started with your first application from day one. Whether you need to quickly deploy your application on your favorite cloud hosting platform, such as AWS or Azure, or you want to deploy your application to Docker, Kubernetes, or Terraform, we have you covered.
Local Deployment
On the desktop, or in a simple web app, if your objective is to serve small groups of people in your organization, Perspectives can help you build and deploy quickly.
Private Cloud
Do you need an enterprise tool that fits into your secure private cloud architecture? Perspectives supports your authentication solution and can scale up to meet the needs of your growing internal user base.
