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

A mere 50-500 records does not constitute a "bulk insert". The bulk insert mechanism is designed for really massive import of data which is to be immediately followed up with a back up.

In web service I would simply pass the XML into SQL server. The specifics would be version dependent.