A helpful look at the importance and role of a SOA Registry. Includes examples and excellent diagrams. From the Resource, "SOA Registry - a SOA registry is an identity management system for services. The registry establishes each service as a subject. The metadata types such as Provider Information, Configuration, Dependencies, Subscriptions, Policies, and Taxonomy are used to further define the service. The purpose of such a service identity is to allow the service to navigate the phases of the software development lifecycle. This service identity also allows consuming software to easily navigate the software development lifecycle."
"...as companies begin to move from a pilot stage of SOA into real implementations across many different business units, the registry and repository become important factors in both scalability and control of the environment."
Judith Hurwitz, Robin Bloor, Carol Baroudi, and Marcia Kaufman
This informative article provides context for the value a registry plays in a successful SOA Governance implementation. "Think of [a registry] as a place where services can be advertised by providers and discovered by consumers inside an organization - a control point for governing service availability, versioning, and compliance with internal and external requirements."
