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Also, if the server isn't handling that number, you can't exactly go to the users and tell them to do less work. Rather you'd have to tune/upgrade as necessary to ensure that SQL can handle all the batch requests coming to it.
Gail Shaw
Microsoft Certified Master: SQL Server, MVP, M.Sc (Comp Sci)
SQL In The Wild: Discussions on DB performance with occasional diversions into recoverability