Architecting resilience for United Next
United Next is transforming aviation by moving 80% of workloads to AWS. We provide the cloud-native artifact management foundation to support that global scale
How Cloudsmith can help United Airlines
- Reduce engineering workloadEliminate replication lag for teams in Chicago, Gurugram, and Bengaluru with a context-aware Package Delivery Network
- Automate security guardrailsUse policy-as-code to block vulnerable dependencies before they reach your Harness pipelines, ensuring safety across hundreds of microservices.
- Remove infrastructure toilShift from managing legacy on-prem instances to a genuinely cloud-native SaaS, freeing engineers to focus on United Next innovations.
Why Cloudsmith?
The missing piece of your AWS stack
You are moving 80% of workloads to AWS. Cloudsmith aligns with this strategy by abstracting away the infrastructure of binary management, providing a truly cloud native approach to United's software supply chain management.
Truly cloud-native architecture
We remove the "leaky abstraction" of legacy repositories. There are no servers to provision or clusters to scale, it just works and includes multi-region redundancy by default.
Safety-first supply chain
With "Block Until Scan" and our Enteprise Policy Management system, you can enforce your "No Small Roles in Safety" mandate directly at the artifact level.
Universal support for United
Whether you are managing Python packages, ML models in HuggingFace, or Docker images for Agent on Demand, we serve as your universal source of truth with support for 30+ package formats.
Switch to Cloudsmith
A more resilient software supply chain for United
Compare the operational overhead of self-hosted JFrog Artifactory with the efficiency of a managed, cloud-native service.
Your current solutionScaling and replication headaches when distributing artifacts to global engineering hubs
With CloudsmithFully managed, serverless SaaS that scales instantly with your demand.
Your current solutionManual remediation of vulnerabilities after they have already entered your pipelines.
With CloudsmithAutomated, proactive blocking of non-compliant artifacts in line with United's policy choices.
Your current solutionHidden costs in engineering hours spent on "keeping the lights on" for legacy instances.
With CloudsmithZero maintenance. We handle updates and scaling invisibly so your engineering teams across the globe can focus on shipping.
Your current solutionFragmentation between your Harness CI/CD pipelines and your artifact storage.
With CloudsmithNative integration with Harness and AWS to provide a single, secure control point.
Solving the global latency bottleneck
Your 3,000 engineers in Chicago and India shouldn't wait for "chatty" protocols to resolve dependencies over 8,000 miles. Our Package Delivery Network (PDN) handles authentication and caching at the edge, reducing build times for mission-critical apps.
- 600 global points of presence for high-speed software distribution
- Region-aware delivery with zero manual replication.
- EPM policy as code for full security control in line with United policies
Security that scales with United Next
United’s mission requires resilience. Cloudsmith’s Enterprise Policy Management (EPM) lets you codify security gates using Open Policy Agent (OPA) in a Policy-as-Code format. Cloudsmith's Malicious Package Scanning capabilities make it straightforward to enforce consistent guardrails across a complex organization. This ensures every microservice deployment across the globe meets your rigorous compliance standards automatically.
- "Block Until Scanned" for zero-trust ingestion
- Automated SBOM generation for full visibility
- Continuous vulnerability scanning against NVD and EPSS
Continue United's Migration to a Cloud-Native Approach
You have moved to Harness to democratize DevOps and cut deployment times from 22 minutes to 5 minutes. Cloudsmith provides the artifact management layer that matches this velocity, removing the maintenance overhead of legacy, server-based solutions. This frees up significant amounts of engineering resource, moving your teams away from simply keeping the lights on towards building the foundations of the next generation United.
- Native integration with AWS EKS and Atlassian Cloud
- Huge reductions in routine maintenance tasks for your engineering teams
- Genuinely cloud-native SaaS with zero infrastructure to manage
- Predictable pricing with no hidden egress surprises
Let's talk Artifact Management
Hi Team United,
At Cloudsmith, we understand that in the airline industry, a "tech glitch" in a weight calculation system or a ground-stop isn't just a bug; it impacts millions of travelers. In fact, we already work with other significant global airlines, giving us a deep familiarity with what you do and the specific needs of the airline sector.
Cloudsmith is built to provide the resilience and global speed your engineers need to keep those systems flying and focusing on the work they enjoy doing that drives value for United.
Speak Soon,
Jacobo
At Cloudsmith, we understand that in the airline industry, a "tech glitch" in a weight calculation system or a ground-stop isn't just a bug; it impacts millions of travelers. In fact, we already work with other significant global airlines, giving us a deep familiarity with what you do and the specific needs of the airline sector.
Cloudsmith is built to provide the resilience and global speed your engineers need to keep those systems flying and focusing on the work they enjoy doing that drives value for United.
Speak Soon,
Jacobo