Streamline enterprise artifact management with GitLab

What this post added

This post details the expansion of GitLab's artifact management capabilities beyond container registries to include virtual registries for Maven, npm, and Docker/OCI formats. It introduces enterprise-grade features such as proxying and caching upstream dependencies for improved build reliability and supply chain control. The post also outlines planned enhancements for lifecycle management, security integration (including a Dependency Firewall), and advanced analytics, alongside performance and scale characteristics of current deployments.