Explore automation plumbing techniques in this 25-minute conference talk from BSidesLV 2016. Dive into the ideal workflow for detecting, aggregating, and processing data using various tools and solutions. Learn about metadata handling, image processing, and JSON manipulation. Discover how to implement automation with Python libraries, Elastic Search, Splunk, and Log Stash. Gain insights into benchmarking and optimizing your automation processes for improved efficiency in security and data management tasks.