The OCI specifications for registry and image are getting a minor version number update to 1.1 soon, and this could be a big deal for anyone storing artifacts other than images somewhere in their infrastructure. This episode digs into the problem with artifacts today, and how the OCI and CNCF are planning to fix it with the "one registry to serve them all (artifacts)" in 2023/2024. 💥 This episode is brought to you by our valued sponsor and friends at CAST AI! 💥CAST AI is an all-in-one Kubernetes cost optimization and automation platform that achieves over 60% average compute cost savings without months of onboarding. You get lightning fast autoscaling, downscaling, spot VM support and more with no hit to performance. Use the link below and optimize your first cluster for FREE. cast.ai/bretfisher ★Topics★OCI image and runtime specificationsHelms's new OCI artifact supportBrandon Mitchell's recent OCI Distribution 1.1 RC talk on how registries relate data objects todayHere are the Helm docs on how to use your existing registries to store chartsORAS project Great talk on ORASOCI has a great, short post summarizing technical changes in OCI Image 1.1 and Distribution 1.1 specifications.My original newsletter with more links and screenshots, Part 1, Part 2, Part 3 Creators & Guests Cristi Cotovan - Editor Beth Fisher - Producer Bret Fisher - Host (00:00) - (00:43) - Introduction to Docker and OCI Registries (03:08) - The Challenges of Artifact Storage in Enterprises (03:52) - The Role of Artifactory and Other Commercial Solutions (04:15) - The Problem with Artifact-Specific Storage Systems (04:31) - The Need for a Single Artifact Storage Standard (05:56) - The Future of OCI or Docker Registry (06:07) - The OCI Registry and its Main Data Objects (06:36) - The Use of Registries to Store Non-Container Image Data (07:42) - The Evolution of Container Registries (13:20) - The Vision of the OCI and CNCF Teams (14:11) - How to Use OCI Artifacts Today (15:39) - The Two Types of Artifacts and How to Use Them (17:13) - The Use of OCI Artifacts in Various Tools (19:42) - Conclusion: The Future of Artifact Storage You can also support my free material by subscribing to my YouTube channel and my weekly newsletter at bret.news! Grab the best coupons for my Docker and Kubernetes courses.Join my cloud native DevOps community on Discord.Grab some merch at Bret's Loot BoxHomepage bretfisher.com