Vianet Group Plc operates as a holding company, which engages in the provision of real-time monitoring systems and data management services. It operates through the following segments: Smart Zones, Smart Machines, and Corporate Technology. The Smart Zones segment manages the designing, product development, sale, and rental of fluid monitoring equipment, data insights, and related services. The Smart Machines segment handles the design, product development, sale, and rental of machine monitoring, contactless payment equipment, data insights, and related services. The Corporate Technology segment caters the centralized group overheads along with technology and stores related costs for the Group. The company was founded by Derrick Collin in 1995 and is headquartered in Stockton-on-Tees, the United Kingdom.