1. A computer implemented method for applying compliance standards to a set of computers, the computer implemented method comprising: identifying a set of computer groupings containing the set of computers, wherein each computer in the set of computers is included in at least one computer group in the set of computer groupings; identifying a set of compliance rules for each of the set of computer groupings; acquiring configuration information for the set of computers; comparing the configuration information for each of the set of computers to the set of compliance rules for each of the set of computer groupings to which each computer in the set of computers is included; and generating compliance results for each computer in the set of computers.