As DevOps evolves into platform engineering, the focus shifts to creating Internal Developer Platforms (IDPs) that offer self-service capabilities to developers, reducing cognitive load and streamlining development processes. Platform engineers are tasked with creating a multi-tenant SaaS approach in order to have centralized standardization, control, and governance. In this session we will explore why prioritizing artifact management is essential in advancing to self-service IDPs and how adoption of Cloudsmith offers solutions to common challenges such as high infrastructure costs, managing security vulnerabilities, and maintaining productivity. Attendees will gain insights into best practices of implementing an artifact repository at the center of their CI/CD pipeline.