http://weblogs.asp.net/adweigert/archive/2004/03/09/sqlviewstate-the-path-to-better-viewstate-storage.aspxA while ago, several colleges of mine were having a terrible time with the loading times of some pages of their web application. Come to find out, they were suffering from ViewState bloat. ViewState was something I always tried to stay away from in theenCommunityServer 2007 SP1 (Build: 20510.895)