GMO Internet Wins "Best NCP Award" at NVIDIA Partner Network Award 2026
GMO Internet, Inc. received the "Best NCP Award" at the NVIDIA Partner Network Award 2026, held during the world's premier AI conference, GTC 2026, in San Jose, USA. The award recognizes GMO's contribution to accelerating Japan's AI infrastructure development by providing a high-performance GPU cloud, solidifying its leadership in the AI infrastructure business.
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GMO Internet Group's GMO Internet, Inc. (Representative Director and President: Masatoshi Ito; hereafter, GMO Internet) received the "Best NCP Award" (*1) at the "NVIDIA Partner Network Award 2026," a domestic award ceremony held on March 17, 2026 (US local time) at the world's top AI conference, "GTC 2026," in San Jose, USA. At the award ceremony, a trophy was presented by Mr. Chuck Tybur, SVP of the NVIDIA Partner Network.
(*1) NCP is an abbreviation for NVIDIA Cloud Partner.
## About "NVIDIA Partner Network" and "NVIDIA Partner Network Award"
The "NVIDIA Partner Network" is a partner program developed by NVIDIA. Partner companies with expertise in fields such as AI and data centers participate, utilizing NVIDIA's technology, validated architectures, design and operation know-how, and technical support to assist customers in system construction and operation.
The "NVIDIA Partner Network Award" is an award for NVIDIA's domestic partner companies, evaluating their efforts in utilizing NVIDIA technology, market penetration, and business promotion, and honoring partners who have achieved excellent results. The "Best NCP Award" that GMO Internet received this time is the highest domestic award given to the partner who contributed the most to the proliferation of NVIDIA's reference architecture.
## Reason for Winning the "Best NCP Award"
GMO Internet was highly praised for its contribution to increasing the value of the "NVIDIA Partner Network." The company quickly promoted the design and construction of a high-performance GPU cloud compliant with NVIDIA's reference architecture and provided a commercial service infrastructure capable of supporting large-scale AI workloads using the latest generation GPUs. This has accelerated the infrastructure development for generative AI and advanced AI utilization in Japan, supported the creation of use cases by various companies and research institutions, and greatly contributed to the expansion of the AI ecosystem. Furthermore, the establishment of an operational structure that is both stable and scalable was also highly evaluated.
(*1) NCP is an abbreviation for NVIDIA Cloud Partner.
## About "NVIDIA Partner Network" and "NVIDIA Partner Network Award"
The "NVIDIA Partner Network" is a partner program developed by NVIDIA. Partner companies with expertise in fields such as AI and data centers participate, utilizing NVIDIA's technology, validated architectures, design and operation know-how, and technical support to assist customers in system construction and operation.
The "NVIDIA Partner Network Award" is an award for NVIDIA's domestic partner companies, evaluating their efforts in utilizing NVIDIA technology, market penetration, and business promotion, and honoring partners who have achieved excellent results. The "Best NCP Award" that GMO Internet received this time is the highest domestic award given to the partner who contributed the most to the proliferation of NVIDIA's reference architecture.
## Reason for Winning the "Best NCP Award"
GMO Internet was highly praised for its contribution to increasing the value of the "NVIDIA Partner Network." The company quickly promoted the design and construction of a high-performance GPU cloud compliant with NVIDIA's reference architecture and provided a commercial service infrastructure capable of supporting large-scale AI workloads using the latest generation GPUs. This has accelerated the infrastructure development for generative AI and advanced AI utilization in Japan, supported the creation of use cases by various companies and research institutions, and greatly contributed to the expansion of the AI ecosystem. Furthermore, the establishment of an operational structure that is both stable and scalable was also highly evaluated.