Example Concept: SLOs influence DevOps automation by setting clear targets for service availability and performance, which in turn dictate the automation priorities. For instance, if an SLO specifies 99.9% uptime, automation efforts might focus on implementing robust CI/CD pipelines that reduce deployment errors, or on creating automated rollback procedures to quickly recover from failures. This alignment ensures that automation directly contributes to meeting or exceeding the defined SLOs, thereby improving overall service reliability.