R is more than just a tool for data analysis– it can help streamline and automate processes, including managing and monitoring data pipelines. This presentation highlights how R Markdown, RStudio Connect, and R Shiny can be utilized to automate data processing, error logging, and process monitoring. By the end of the presentation, attendees will better understand: (1) how RStudio Connect paired with R Markdown can be used to automate data processing, (2) that packages such as blastula and loggit can be used within R Markdown documents scheduled on RStudio Connect to email users when an error is encountered during data processing and log those errors, and (3) that the resulting logs can be fed to a Shiny app to enhance process monitoring.