Explore the essential components of building effective infrastructure automation pipelines in this 27-minute conference talk from SREcon21. Delve into nine crucial questions that transform automation into modular, portal, and continuous infrastructure delivery pipelines. Learn why CI/CD pipelines struggle with infrastructure understanding, the differences between pipeline flow and orchestration, and the importance of focusing on intents rather than chained actions. Discover the distinctions between provisioning and configuration, methods for sharing state between tools, and the significance of Infrastructure as Code (IaC) in pipeline development. Gain insights on reusing and sharing automation parts, overcoming obstacles in implementation, and understanding the concept of Standardized Infrastructure Pipelines. Conclude with five key strategies to enhance your infrastructure pipeline construction skills.