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AWS Elastic Beanstalk primarily assists with application deployment and management. It is a platform-as-a-service (PaaS) that simplifies the process of deploying applications created with various programming languages and frameworks. By providing a managed environment, Elastic Beanstalk handles underlying infrastructure concerns such as resource provisioning, load balancing, scaling, and monitoring, allowing developers to focus primarily on writing code.

When an application is submitted to Elastic Beanstalk, it automatically handles the deployment process, including the environment configuration, software stack updates, and scaling options based on the traffic demands. This level of automation streamlines the development process, making it easier for teams to reduce operational overhead and enhance productivity by deploying applications quickly without needing to manage the underlying infrastructure directly.

In contrast, other options focus on specific areas outside the primary purpose of Elastic Beanstalk. For example, data warehousing refers to the storage and analytical processing of large volumes of data; load balancing pertains to distributing incoming network traffic across multiple servers; and database provisioning is about creating and managing databases, which are functionalities better suited for different AWS services.