Fastest way to bulk insert rows into sql server

Question

Via a web service, remote computers will be sending a set of rows to insert into our central sql server.

What is the best way (performance wise) to insert these rows? T

Answer 1

To echo all other answers, 500 rows is no issue for SQL server. If you do need to insert a large number of records, the fastest way is with a built-in stored proc called BulkInsert,

BulkInsert

which (I Believe) is an entry point to a SQL Server utility designed specifically for doing this called bcp.exe

bcp