What type of connection does FastConnect provide?

FastConnect provides a direct network connection between your on-premises data center and Oracle Cloud Infrastructure (OCI). This service enables businesses to establish a dedicated, private connection rather than routing traffic over the public internet. This direct connection offers numerous advantages, including enhanced security, consistent performance, and reduced latency, as it avoids the unpredictability that can come with internet-based connections.

FastConnect is particularly beneficial for organizations that require high bandwidth or have stringent requirements for data transfer reliability and speed. It creates a stable pathway for transferring large amounts of data, enabling critical applications and workloads to function smoothly and efficiently in the cloud.

The other options, while describing different types of networking technologies, do not accurately represent what FastConnect offers. A virtual private network connection utilizes encryption over the internet, a secure tunnel operates along similar lines with transport-layer protection, and software-defined networking pertains to a broader architecture rather than a specific type of connection like FastConnect, which is distinctly a direct, private connection.