Bulk Inserts

Difficulty: Beginner

Question

How do you optimize inserting 1 million rows?

Answer

Use a single transaction, disable indexes/constraints temporarily (then rebuild), or use a specialized bulk loading tool (like `COPY` in Postgres).

Concepts covered

Performance, Batch processing

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