Do I need to deploy agents on the target computers?

No, there is no need to install proprietary agents on the target computers. JDisc Discovery uses standard protocols to identify devices.

However JDisc Discovery can, if configured accordingly, deploy a temporary agent on Windows computers. This improves data quality in some cases (e.g. with Windows NT 4.0). For some data, however, the temporary agent is required.

Read more in our Agentless vs. Agentbased Discovery Tools Whitepaper.