VNET vs SID Comparison

VNET started as AsiaCloud in 1999 and moved into the data center business, opening its first self-developed data center in 2010. The firm listed (as 21Vianet) on the Nasdaq in April 2011, subsequently changing its name to VNET Group in 2021. It originally focused on providing data center services such as colocation and cloud services to retail clients in China, but added hyperscale customers in 2019 and now counts large Chinese hyperscalers such as Alibaba Cloud, Tencent Cloud, and Huawei Cloud as customers. At the end of September 2025, it had 52,288 retail cabinets, with the majority in Beijing, Shanghai, and the Greater Bay area. It also had 783 MW of wholesale capacity in service, with a further 306 MW under construction and a further 705 MW held for future development.

Companhia Siderurgica Nacional is an integrated steel producer. together with its subsidiaries operates in five main business segments: Steel industry: production and marketing of flat and long steels; Mining: extraction, processing and marketing of iron ore, tin, limestone and dolomite; Cement: production and commercialization of bagged and bulk cement, in addition to aggregates, concrete, and other related products; Energy: generation and sale of energy from almost all renewable sources; and Logistics: participations in railways and port terminals. The group generates the majority of its revenue from the Steel industry segment. Geographically, it derives a majority of revenue from Asia.