Amid the rollout of COVID-19 vaccines and a decline in new coronavirus cases, firms have escalated discussions around returning employees to the workplace. In the technology industry, planning and preparing for this eventuality have been going on for many months, particularly within the fast-growing software ecosystem. In contrast to many of their Big Tech rivals driving the growing work-from-home and remote work trends, several tech executives would be glad to reboot those cranky old office copiers that have laid dormant for more than a year.

Here, we outline what the technology industry is doing to execute a safe and smooth return to the workplace.