Building trust from source to ship: The missing link in your Golden Path
Most software pipelines focus on writing code and deploying it, but the real risk is what happens in between. Join Cloudsmith and Octopus Deploy to learn how to build trust in software artifacts and enforce security and compliance through your Golden Path.
Things you'll learn
- Why “what we built is what we deployed” is a board-level concern
- Where the biggest trust gaps exist in modern SDLCs
- What artifact and delivery trust really mean
- How to design Golden Paths that enforce trust, not just convenience
- What a real chain of custody looks like in Kubernetes platforms
Speakers

Gwen Burchell
Engineering ManagerCloudsmith

Steve Fenton
Director of Developer RelationsOctopus Deploy

Cristian Garcia
Senior Customer Success ManagerCloudsmith
Summary
Golden Paths help scale developer productivity - but most stop before the point where trust actually breaks down.
Teams invest in source control and deployment automation, but what happens in between - artifact movement, approvals, and integrity - is often overlooked.
In this session, Cloudsmith and Octopus Deploy will show how to build trust continuously, from source to ship. You’ll leave with a clear mental model for trust in software delivery, and practical guidance on enforcing chain of custody, policy, and authorization through your Golden Path.
Because if you can’t prove it, you don’t control it.