SSL is available. Please see Web Hosting Extras for selecting your SSL option. Please see Web Hosting for base plan ODBC options and Web Hosting Extras for additional options. This is why out-sourcing your web hosting is economical. ODBC is a database access point with the server, that allows the database to communicate dynamically with the server and web site.
Databases are on clustered servers.
Each account is setup with an ODBC sub-directory for storing MS Access databases. Accounts will have a limited number of DSN pointers unless you pay for extra. You would not need to use one or more of your ODBC slots by utilizing these options. Please see Web Hosting for base plan ODBC options and Web Hosting Extras for additional options. And, right now, this option is limited to the MS Internet Explorer web browser for integrating these documents into your website.