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Neo4j Aura Database October release update!

The latest Neo4j Aura Database release has started to roll out, beginning on AuraDB Free, then progressing to higher tiers during the week commencing 28th October.
Some highlights include:
  • Azure Uploads: Improved performance, increased timeout, and better error handling
  • Parallel Runtime: Now available on AuraDB instances over 1Gi, with no CPU limit. All available CPUs can be used.
  • Logging: More GQL info added to the JSON Query log for developers and data scientists.
Full details of new features and fixes are available in the Neo4j Release Notes

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Maintenance Notice

AuraDB Virtual Dedicated Cloud

AuraDS Enterprise

Bloom Update & Possible SSO Issues

Bloom hosted at bloom.neo4j.io has been updated to the latest version, 2.16.0.
Note that some Enterprise customers may be experiencing issues related to SSO configuration as a result of this change.
If you are unable to authenticate to https://bloom.neo4j.io/ it may be necessary for your organization to update allowed SSO IdP redirect URIs. Details will vary depending on specific SSO configurations.
For example, configurations that previously accepted
https://bloom.neo4j.io/index.html?[idp-details]
as a redirect URI in the SSO IdP should be updated to accept
https://bloom.neo4j.io/?[idp-details]
(removal of index.html). Note that
[idp-details]
is a placeholder and the contents will depend on your specific SSO configuration.
In addition, we recommend configuring IdPs to also accept the following redirect URIs in order to facilitate using earlier versions of Bloom in case customers encounter issues with future updates:
  • https://bloom.neo4j.io/2.11.0/index.html?[idp-details]
    to enable continued access to Bloom 2.11 (the most recent version at bloom.neo4j.io prior to the update)
  • https://bloom.neo4j.io/previous/?[idp-details]
    to enable access to the most recent prior version of Bloom following every update
  • https://bloom.neo4j.io/current/?[idp-details]
    as an alternate path to the current most up to date version of bloom
  • https://explore.neo4j.io/current/?[idp-details]
    as an alternative domain to access Bloom

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New Console

Check out the new Aura console experience

Our new Neo4j Aura console unifies database management alongside graph tools and observability. Supporting these features you will find new concepts such as Orgs and Projects, which we are expanding to help teams of Neo4j users collaborate.
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You can access the new console via a link in your user profile or directly via this URL:
https://console-preview.neo4j.io/
Not all the console's features are in place, but we hope the preview is useful to you. We also welcome your feedback and feature requests -- you'll find a feedback button in the new console's header.
During the preview, we recommend continuing to use the classic console and Workspace for your day-to-day work. We expect to exit preview around the end of the year.
Included in this preview
  • Manage Aura instances
  • Write Cypher queries
  • Visually explore your graph data
  • Visually design your schema and import your data (file-based)
  • User management, including Orgs and Projects
  • Metrics to track usage of instances (require Pro tier or above)
  • Explore your queries with our query log analyzer (requires Pro tier or above)
  • Access interactive guides to learn Cypher and get the most out of our tools
  • Use copilots to help write Cypher and visually explore your graph (opt in via your Org settings)
  • Billing
Up next
  • UI/UX improvements
  • Feature parity with the classic Aura Console
  • AuraDS migration
  • Enterprise capabilities (SSO, PrivateLink, CMEK)
  • Cloud data imports
  • Cloud storage for metadata (queries, perspectives, guide progress, etc)
Feedback
We encourage you to send us feedback as we continue to build the new console. You can click the "Send feedback" link in the console's header or click here.
Release plans
We expect the new console to exit preview toward the end of the year. The classic console will continue to be available for a period after this, allowing you to move between the two experiences as required.

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Neo4j Aura Database feature update!

The latest Neo4j Database features are now available for users in Aura. Some highlights include:
  • Dynamically reference labels and properties in
    SET
    and
    REMOVE
    clauses. For example:
    SET n[$prop]
    ,
    REMOVE n[$prop]
    ,
    SET n:$($label)
    and
    REMOVE n:$($label)
    .
  • Added the GQL conformant
    OPTIONAL
    keyword to procedure and subquery calls. If no results are returned from the procedure or subquery,
    OPTIONAL CALL
    will return null instead of an empty result.
  • Allow
    ORDER BY
    ,
    SKIP/OFFSET
    , and
    LIMIT
    to be standalone clauses. Before, they could be used only in combination with
    RETURN
    ,
    WITH
    , or
    YIELD
    ; now, they can be used anywhere in a query.
Full details of new features and fixes are available in the Neo4j Release Notes!

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New Consumption Report for Virtual Dedicated Cloud customers!

We're happy to announce the launch of a new in-console Consumption Report for Aura customers on the Virtual Dedicated Cloud product plan.
To provide our customers with an advanced level of billing transparency on their usage of Aura, we are introducing a dedicated Consumption Report in the Aura console. This report will present the real-time consumption for the current project, grouped by Aura instance and product (AuraDB and AuraDS, both for running and paused states). The report will contain the RAM usage in GB-hours as the metered unit, as well as the equivalent cost in prepaid credits.
Customers can filter the usage data by predefined and custom date intervals, and look back for a period of up to 3 months.
The consumption report can be found in the user console, under
Billing
, with the header
Usage
, and it will also be available for AuraDS Enterprise customers.
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What's next?
We're soon adding an
Export to csv
functionality to allow customers to analyze the usage data using the tools of their choice.
We're also planning to expand the usage history to up to 1 year.

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New offerings and features now available

Accelerate graph adoption & GenAI application development with the latest offerings and features including:
  • A
    new Aura console with GenAI copilot
    is now available as a toggle, providing a unifying hub to easily administer, manage, ingest, model, and visualize data efficiently. The new, opt-in co-pilot enables you to query your data and improve Cypher queries using a natural language interface. Give the new console a try today by clicking your user profile to get access.
  • Support is now available for
    NeoDash, the no/low-code interactive dashboard builder
  • Neo4j AuraDB can now
    process 15X more real-time data
    within each cluster without compromising latency or performance, enabling uninterrupted processing of data-intensive analytics workloads even as your data volumes increase.
  • Advanced enterprise control, audit, and compliance capabilities
    with Customer Managed Encryption Keys that the customer owns, controls, and uses to encrypt and protect their data; and Security Log Forwarding enabling customers to stream and audit security logs in real-time.
  • A new self-serve offering, Neo4j AuraDB Business Critical, at a 20%+ lower price point
    than our traditional AuraDB Enterprise offering. Designed for highly available workloads requiring advanced security, the new tier follows on the heels of Neo4j’s explosive cloud growth and growing demand for an easy-to-access enterprise offering. Customers requiring dedicated environments can continue to use AuraDB Enterprise, now renamed AuraDB Virtual Dedicated Cloud.
  • Neo4j AuraDB Professional tier free trial
    is now available in select regions for use cases in production.
Check out the blog to learn more about these announcements.

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Neo4j Aura Database feature update!

The following core Neo4j Database features are now available for users in Aura:
Vector Index settings and parameters:
  • Expanded the allowed index settings for
    vector-2.0
    vector index provider. Newly created vector indexes can explicitly enable or disable quantization of the vectors within the index using
    vector.quantization.enable
    , new indexes will have quantization enabled by default. Previously created vector indexes will continue to work as if quantization is disabled. Please see the vector index documentation for details.
  • Added the ability to control the advanced customisation of HNSW hyperparameters
    vector.hnsw.m
    and
    vector.hnsw.ef_construction
    . Please consult the vector index advanced configuration documentation for their meaning and their defaults.
  • Previously
    vector.dimensions
    and
    vector.similarity_function
    were required to be set; however, with
    vector-2.0
    indexes, this requirement has been relaxed.
    vector.similarity_function
    will default to
    'COSINE
    ' if not specified, and the existence of
    vector.dimensions
    will ensure additional checks. This allows the
    OPTIONS
    map in Cypher to become optional, though it is recommended to specify the dimensionality and the similarity function. Please see the vector index documentation for details.
Cypher Fixes
  • Fixed an issue where the planner would look to use the text index to search for strings that are not yet initialized.
Please refer to the changelog for full details!

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Aura Console SSO Admin Configuration now live! 🔐

We're pleased to announce the release of Single Sign-on (SSO) configuration for Enterprise Organisation Admin users in the Aura Console.
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Security focused organizations need to show that they have control over their application boundaries and the services that underpin them. This self-serve approach to configuring SSO now provides Aura customers with direct control over how the services are configured.
Customers no longer have to submit support requests and wait for the required changes to be applied, saving time and tightening security boundaries when defining SSO configurations.
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Please refer to our Aura Docs for more information on Console SSO configuration.
We hope you enjoy the new feature!
Team Aura 💛

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Bloom.neo4j.io

Upcoming Changes to Bloom

What's changing?
On September 23, 2024 we’ll be updating Bloom on Aura to the latest version. Note that this new version of Bloom is built on a new framework that handles connections to the database, including Single Sign-on (SSO) authentication.
Should I take any action?
While every effort has been made to confirm compatibility with our Enterprise customers’ SSO configurations, we recommend verifying that your current SSO configuration will work with Bloom after the update.
You can try the latest version now at https://explore.neo4j.io !
Note that it may be necessary to configure your SSO Identity Provider (IdP) to authenticate https://explore.neo4j.io before testing.
We also highly recommend creating a backup of any Bloom Perspectives
in use prior to trying the new version. To do so, you can activate ‘Experimental features’ in Bloom’s Settings (available via the settings icon on the bottom left at http://bloom.neo4j.io) and then select ‘Export All Perspectives’ from the Experimental Settings icon that will appear as a beaker in the left menu bar. You can alternatively export individual Perspectives using the three-dot menu at the top right of each Perspective in Bloom’s Perspective Gallery.
What if I encounter issues?
We certainly hope that won't happen, but should you encounter any issues with the latest version of Bloom after the update, you can continue using the old version by adding /2.11.0/ between https://bloom.neo4j.io/ and the rest of the connection URL (e.g. https://bloom.neo4j.io/2.11.0/index.html?connectURL=[dburl]). Similar to testing on https://explore.neo4j.io, it may be necessary to configure SSO IdPs to accept the https://bloom.neo4j.io/2.11.0/index.html URL which includes /2.11.0/ in the event that you experience issues with the new version and need to revert to Bloom 2.11.0.
Note that Bloom’s current version will continue to also be available at http://bloom.neo4j.io/current/ and the previous version is available at http://bloom.neo4j.io/previous/ . It is also recommended to include these URLs as part of your SSO configuration to make it easier to revert, if needed.

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Customer Managed Keys 🔑 now available on GCP!

We are pleased to announce the general availability of Customer Managed Keys for Aura Enterprise users on Google Cloud Platform (GCP)! Follow our documentation to protect your data in Aura using your own managed keys on GCP Cloud Key Management.
With that, all customers can now use Customer Managed Keys to encrypt Aura Enterprise instances, regardless of your chosen cloud provider.
To learn more about the benefits of using Customer Managed Keys on Neo4j Aura, check out this Neo4j blog.
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