I totally agree, Microsoft does not supply a central management solution for EFS.
I have seen EFS centralized management solutions for 3rd party ISVs, I personally don't have experience with them, I wonder if anyone on this forum has used them.
I checked www.wavesys.com site and they don't...
Skipping Vista --> smart move.
One of the things I find confusing is how does non-FDE data protection meet compliance requirements. How can I prove after the fact that no valuable data resided outside the encrypted portions of the drive.
1. Non-encrypted folders in my system...
If you are looking for a solution that covers your existing machines and a mixture of Bitlocker and hardware encrypting drives in the future, then you should take a look at the central management server from Wave Systems.
Why did Symantec buy both PGP and GuardianEdge?