Chat tools vendors Slack and Atlassian last week announced a partnership where Atlassian's two ChatOps apps, Hipchat and Stride would be shut down and the existing users could migrate onto Slack.  Atlassian also agreed to a financial  investment in Slack as part of the terms.  A lack of competition in the ChatOps space seems detrimental on the surface, however, it could be the best thing for the sector long term.