Sql insert query performance

Question

I want to insert n records into a single table. There may be many concurrent users and they may insert/update/select data from this table. What is better way to insert in a

Answer 1

I blogged about this a while ago- I think the post answers some of your questions. CK's advise is sound (and so is Quassnoi- he has some good points about Oracle) if you are worried about readers blocking writers.