What are two roles of an artifact repository in a CI/CD pipeline?

Artifact repositories play a crucial role in Continuous Integration/Continuous Deployment (CI/CD) pipelines by:

Storing Build Artifacts: They store files needed during the build process, such as dependencies, and files generated during the build process, such as binaries.

Providing Traceability: They offer traceability and versioning of binary files, which is essential for managing builds and releases.

Search and Management: They allow developers to search and manage binary files efficiently, ensuring that the correct versions of dependencies are used.