The Graph Data Council (GDC), formerly known as the Linked Data Benchmark Council (LDBC), is a non-profit organization that fosters a community around graph processing technology, focusing on standard query languages (e.g. GQL and SQL/PGQ), and benchmarks. GDC consists of members from both industry and academia, including organizations and individuals.
Podcast on GDC (2025)
GDC’s chair, Henry Gabb, was interviewed by GraphGeeks. In this 25-minute podcast, he shares insights on GDC’s history, its rebranding and its future plans:
FOSDEM talk (2026)
Gábor Szárnyas gave a presentation on benchmark organizations at FOSDEM 2026’s Software Performance developer room, covering TPC and LDBC/GDC: