Automated machine deployment and configuration

A non-transitory computer-readable medium with instructions stored thereon that, when executed by a processor cause the processor to perform operations comprising:

• providing a configuration tool on a computer;
• accessing, by the configuration tool, a configuration file that includes configuration settings, wherein the configuration file is a plain text file, the plain text file specifying computer configurations according to an information technology (IT) policy of an organization in a human-readable form and written as natural language sentences;
• selecting, by the configuration tool, particular settings for the computer from the configuration settings based at least in part on the configuration file and identification information of the computer;
• and
• automatically configuring, by the configuration tool, the computer with particular software that is identified based on the particular settings.

A system comprising:

• a hardware processor;
• and
• a memory coupled to the hardware processor with instructions stored thereon that, when executed by a processor cause the processor to perform operations comprising:
• providing a configuration tool on a computer;
• accessing, by the configuration tool, a configuration file that includes configuration settings, wherein the configuration file is a plain text file, the plain text file specifying computer configurations according to an information technology (IT) policy of an organization in a human-readable form and written as natural language sentences;
• selecting, by the configuration tool, particular settings for the computer from the configuration settings based at least in part on the configuration file and identification information of the computer;
• and
• automatically configuring, by the configuration tool, the computer with particular software that is identified based on the particular settings.