From thermal imaging to work readiness assessments: Five ways the channel can help with a workplace return

Discussion on Linked In is now being dominated by safe return to work. CRN rounds up five thought-provoking posts from organisations that claim to offer part of the answer

Having spent recent weeks helping clients adopt remote working, the channel now faces an equally daunting challenge as some organistions eye a partial return to the office.

How to help customers roll out technology for socially distanced offices has begun to dominate discussion on LinkedIn, with Cisco, Xeretec, ServiceNow and N2S among those leading the debate.

Here we count down our top five thought-provoking posts from the past fortnight that hint at the channel opportunity around return to work.

5) Fever screening in one second

Managed print reseller Xeretec is among those looking to pioneer thermal imaging solutions to help firms get back to work.

4) Technology redesign

"What does Return to Work really look like?" asked Andrew Brown, head of sustainability solutions at N2S in a recent post on the topic. The Bury St Edmunds-based lifecycle services firm laid out its pitch for helping firms redesign their tech set ups for a socially distanced office, explaining that the value N2S recovers can help fund new technology purchases.

3) Keep your distance

Cisco is among the industry heavyweights hoping to play a part in ensuring employees stay two metres apart upon their return to offices and building sites.

2) Safe return

IT service management vendor ServiceNow is among those claiming it can help firms return safely to the workplace. Its Safe Workplace apps and dashboard is designed to help firms monitors employee readiness, track site preparedness and offer a "holistic view" of whether the time is right to reopen.

1) Welcome to the future

One-way corridors and desks two metres apart: this is what offices will look like in the age of coronavirus, according to the World Economic Forum.