Engine Yard and Orchestra Join Forces

FAQ

• What is Engine Yard announcing?

  Engine Yard and Orchestra are joining forces to add PHP support to Engine Yard’s industry leading Platform as a Service. As part of this announcement, Engine Yard has entered into a definitive agreement to acquire Orchestra.

  Who is Orchestra?

  Orchestra is a PHP platform for deploying, scaling and managing PHP applications. Built on Amazon Web Services, it integrates with your workflow, autoscales up and down, and gives you extra power with third-party add-ons. The Orchestra core team includes dedicated PHP community leaders and contributors, continuing Engine Yard’s tradition of leadership and participation in key open source projects

  Why are Engine Yard and Orchestra joining forces?

  Engine Yard has built deep expertise helping developers rapidly build and deploy applications that delight their customers with our market-leading platform as a service; with Orchestra joining Engine Yard, we will be extending this experience to PHP developers.

  What does this mean for Engine Yard's strategy?

  This complements and extends Engine Yard’s strategy of providing an unmatched combination of platform technology, deep expertise, world-class service, and community involvement. Ruby on Rails is an important part of our business – it’s growing rapidly, and we’ll continue to increase our investment in it. PHP represents a large and adjacent market that is a natural expansion of our platform

  What does this mean for Engine Yard's customers?

  Ruby on Rails is an important part of our business – it’s growing rapidly, and we’ll continue to increase our investment in it. With Orchestra joining Engine Yard, we can now provide a one-stop shop for companies that are interested in developing PHP and Ruby on Rails applications. Many aspects of our platform technology and service are applicable across languages, and the economies of scale in these areas—coupled with deep expertise in language-specific areas—mean that our customers get the best possible offering at the best possible price.

  What does this mean for Orchestra's customers?

  Engine Yard will continue and expand Orchestra’s investment in PHP. Engine Yard has built deep expertise helping developers rapidly build and deploy applications that delight their customers with our market-leading platform as a service; with Orchestra joining Engine Yard, we will be extending this experience to Orchestra’s customers. Customers will benefit from access to Engine Yard’s world-class operations, support, documentation, and training, all delivered by an organization with more Platform-as-a-Service expertise than any other company in the market.

  Are any of Orchestra's products being discontinued?

  There are no plans to discontinue support or development of any of Orchestra’s offerings, and Engine Yard will continue offering Orchestra’s PHP Platform-as-a-Service with expanded investment and focus.

  How will Orchestra integrate with Engine Yard?

  Engine Yard will accelerate development of the Orchestra PHP Platform-as-a-Service with increased investment. Orchestra joins Engine Yard’s PaaS offerings as a first-class citizen, bringing the same technology, expertise, and involvement that has made Engine Yard the market-leading Platform as a Service. In addition, customers will benefit from access to Engine Yard’s world-class operations, support, documentation, and training.

  Will the Orchestra team be joining Engine Yard?

  Engine Yard is thrilled to welcome the entire Orchestra team. Orchestra’s core team are dedicated PHP community leaders and contributors, continuing Engine Yard’s tradition of participating in key open source projects. In addition, Engine Yard intends to expand investment in both Ruby and PHP through additional hires.

  Where can I get more information?

  Contact your Engine Yard Account Manager or fill out the form below.