What Is the NVIDIA Partner Network (NPN)?
The NVIDIA Partner Network (NPN) is NVIDIA's invitation-gated channel program covering resellers, integrators, cloud providers and data-center build partners. Partners are organized into partner-type families and levels (Registered, Preferred, Elite, with Elite requiring an NVIDIA invitation), and earn fixed back-end rebates by competency at the Elite level, plus deal registration, MDF and demo discounts.
It matters because NPN is curated rather than self-service, and rebate-earning status depends on competencies and invitations - while allocation of constrained products is the top determinant of whether deals close at all.
Full breakdown: NVIDIA Partner Program - Rebates-On
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