Standardization is always a good thing, but when it comes to very popular and utilized tools and technologies, a common standard at the very least makes life a lot easier for developers. As the second-highest https://www.cncf.io/blog/2023/01/11/a-look-at-the-2022-velocity-of-cncf-linux-foundation-and-top-30-open-source-projects/ thanks to the strong growth of its user base, in the CNCF ecosystem.
“ECS addresses the most critical bottleneck of true visibility and observability: the creation and maintenance of a common data model for all telemetry data.”
Indeed, the integration of ECS with OTel helps the OTel project move toward the ultimate goal of total compatibility and standardization with any observability tool or process. “Since day one, OpenTelemetry has been focused on providing consistent, clear, and accurate telemetry data about cloud native systems to empower developers and operators with observability.