External feature provision for a cloud application registry

A computer implemented method for providing a registry of software component information for a first network attached computing environment, the component information being selectable for assembly of an application as a set of software components for execution in the first environment, the method comprising:

• receiving a definition of at least one software feature provided in part by a second network attached computing environment external and communicatively coupled to the first environment, the definition being arranged to indicate whether the feature is compatible with one or more software components and, where the feature is compatible, the definition including configuration information to augment component information for compatible software components in the registry such that selected compatible software components are configured to provide another part of the feature.

A computer system arranged to provide a registry of software component information for a first network attached computing environment, the component information being selectable for assembly of an application as a set of software components for execution in the first environment, the computer system comprising:

• a processor configured to receive a definition of at least one software feature provided in part by a second network attached computing environment external and communicatively coupled to the first environment, the definition being arranged to indicate whether the feature is compatible with one or more software components and, where the feature is compatible, the definition including configuration information to augment component information for compatible software components in the registry such that selected compatible software components are configured to provide another part of the feature.