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Diagram showing XML data being inserted into an SQL table.

How to Insert XML into SQL Tables (2026 Guide)

XML is harmless right up until you try putting it into an SQL table. Then the nesting shows up. The attributes show up. The inconsistencies show up. And suddenly you’re…

Maciek December 22, 2023

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Should you Use Outsourced XML Conversion Services?

What is an XML conversion service? When companies need to process and convert XML documents they have two basic choices. They can either implement an XML conversion solution in-house with…

Maciek December 15, 2023

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XML Converters & Conversion – Ultimate Guide (2026)

“Urgent XML Conversion Project – Need by End of Week”. “Just Convert this XML to SQL Tables. Should be Simple!” Sound familiar? From my experience, XML conversion projects follow the…

Maciek October 4, 2023

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Converting Duck Creek XML to a relational database

Duck Creek makes extensive use of XML. All Policy data is locked away in XML just to give one example. XML is a great format for exchanging data and for…

Ekta Tiwari October 18, 2022

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Converting XML and JSON to a Data Lake

Data lakes are a popular design pattern in data analytics. A data lake is used to store a copy of data coming from operational source systems such as relational databases.…

Maciek September 30, 2021

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Ultimate Guide to Parsing XML to Google BigQuery (2026)

While XML is frequently considered a legacy file format it is still widely used as part of industry data standards such as HL7 or ACORD. Another use case is for…

Maciek June 22, 2021