Microsoft SQL Server 9.0 Technical Articles
Published: December 2005
Writers: Shankar Pal, Babu Krishnaswamy, Vasili Zolotov, and Leo Giakoumakis
This paper explores several ideas to improve the query and data modification performance of the XML data type in Microsoft SQL Server 2005. To get the most value from this paper, you need to be familiar with the XML features in SQL Server 2005. For background material, see XML Support in Microsoft SQL Server 2005 and XML Best Practices for Microsoft SQL Server 2005 on the Microsoft Development Network (MSDN).
For more information, please refer to the Performance Optimizations for the XML Data Type in SQL Server 2005 whitepaper.
