MSDN – Providers General Overview

A series of MSDN articles on ASP.NET Providers:

• Microsoft ASP.NET 2.0 Providers: Introduction
• Membership Providers
• Role Providers
• Site Map Providers
• Session State Providers
• Profile Providers
• Web Event Providers
• Web Parts Personalization Providers

Couple additional resources:

• MSDN – Provider Toolkit
• 4GuysFromRolla – A Look at ASP.NET 2.0