http://blogs.msdn.com/sqlrem/archive/2007/05/29/reducing-database-size-by-using-vardecimal-storage-format.aspxIn addition to the improvements to the management tools in Service Pack 2 that I've outlined on this blog, the engine team has introduced the VarDecimal storage format. They have just published a whitepaper on how to reduce your database size. Check iten-USCommunityServer 2.1 SP1 (Build: 61025.2)http://blogs.msdn.com/sqlrem/archive/2007/05/29/reducing-database-size-by-using-vardecimal-storage-format.aspx#2980790Wed, 30 May 2007 07:36:42 GMT91d46819-8472-40ad-a661-2c78acb4018c:2980790Glenn Berry<p>Very nice whitepaper that does an excellent job of explaining how vardecimal storage works and the tradeoffs that it involves.</p>