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Introduction to Cloudsmith: Platform Overview

Learn how to control, secure, and distribute software artifacts with this full on-demand platform demo of Cloudsmith. In this video, Solutions Engineers Dan and Ciara walk you through key features, including web app setup, logging, policy enforcement, signing, and global distribution. Through live demos, you'll see how to integrate Cloudsmith into your CI/CD pipeline, enforce security and compliance, control access with entitlement tokens, and automate everything using the API.

Risk and the problems of 3rd party software dependencies

Docker's VP of Product, Michael Donovan, discusses the importance of risk management and the security challenges introduced by the scale of 3rd party software dependency in development. See the full webinar: https:/cloudsmith.com/webinars Get to know Cloudsmith: About Cloudsmith We offer the world's best cloud-native artifact management platform to control, secure, and distribute everything that flows through your software supply chain. Cloudsmith operates at enterprise scale, reduces risk, and streamlines builds.

Using a Kubernetes credential provider with Cloudsmith

Join Ian Duffy, Senior Site Reliability Engineer at Cloudsmith, as he discusses using credential providers in Kubernetes to securely pull images from private repositories. Credential providers are a great new feature that appeared in recent versions of Kubernetes. They allow you to pull images using a short-lived authentication token, which makes them less prone to leakage than long-lived credentials - bolstering security in the software supply chain.

DevEx Unpacked 006 - Leadership, Scaling & Serving Developers with Glenn Weinstein

Episode 006: In this episode of DevEx Unpacked, Cloudsmith co-founder Alan Carson sits down with CEO Glenn Weinstein for a deep dive into leadership, growth, and developer-first thinking. Glenn shares his journey from programming on a Commodore PET to founding and selling a startup, his lessons from Twilio, and what drew him to lead Cloudsmith. The two discuss what it takes to build a category-defining company from Belfast, navigating VC funding, and how values like resilience, clarity, and service drive long-term success.

DevEx Unpacked 005 - Secure DevOps, Rego Policies & Growing Cloudsmith with Ciara Carey

Episode 005: In this episode of DevEx Unpacked, Alan Carson chats with Ciara Carey, Solutions Engineer at Cloudsmith, about her career journey from developer to DevRel to her current customer-facing role. Ciara shares real-world insights on software supply chain security, how teams are using Enterprise Policy Management (EPM) to control open source risk, and why Cloudsmith’s cloud-native platform is a game changer for DevSecOps workflows.

DevEx Unpacked 004 - Scaling Startups, Blockchain & Developer Culture with Jack Spargo

Episode 004: In this episode of DevEx Unpacked, Alan Carson chats with Jack Spargo, CTO of Control Alt, about his fascinating career journey from aerospace engineering to leading blockchain-powered investment platforms. Jack shares lessons from being acquired overnight, the challenges of building a platform from scratch, and why he’s betting big on junior engineers and AI augmentation. They explore the realities of compliance, software supply chain security, and why Northern Ireland is fast becoming a serious start-up hub.

DevEx Unpacked 003 - Scaling Cloudsmith, Security Innovation & Developer DNA with Tom Gibson

Episode 003: In this episode of DevEx Unpacked, Alan Carson sits down with Tom Gibson, Principal Engineer and long-time Cloudsmith team member, to trace his journey from early start-up to leading strategic innovation in the CTO’s office. Tom shares behind-the-scenes stories about engineering through scale, building continuous security scanning, and what it takes to evolve a developer-first platform.

DevEx Unpacked 002 - DevRel, Donuts & Distributed Systems with Dan McKinney

Episode 002: In this episode of DevEx Unpacked, Alan Carson sits down with Dan McKinney, one of Cloudsmith’s earliest team members and now Head of Solutions Engineering. Dan reflects on his unique journey from writing docs and filming DevRel videos to leading high-stakes enterprise sales. Discover how Cloudsmith scaled from a two-person start-up to a platform trusted by global enterprises, why software supply chain security is more urgent than ever, and what features make developers and security teams lean in.

DevEx Unpacked 001 - Scaling Secure Software with Alison Sickelka

Episode 001: In this inaugural episode of DevEx Unpacked, host Alan Carson sits down with Alison Sickelka, VP of Product at Cloudsmith, for a deep dive into the evolution of software supply chain security. Alison shares her journey from journalism to product leadership, the unique talent landscape in Belfast, and how Cloudsmith is pioneering secure artifact management. Learn how Cloudsmith's Enterprise Policy Management is shaping compliance strategies, why SBOMs are crucial, and where AI fits in a secure DevOps future.

Docker Hardened Images for tightened security and strong provenance

Docker's VP of Product, Michael Donovan, gives a quick overview of Docker Hardened Images and how they make open source software available in a hardened image container. They're minimal images with less attack surface and SLSA level 3 artifact compliance. They carry extensive provenance data, including SBOMs, CVEs, and VEX. Be confident that your software is safer from attack using Docker Hardened Images and Cloudsmith.