OpenTracing is an open standard for distributed tracing that aims to provide a uniform way to collect, store, and analyze traces across multiple services in a distributed system.` It was developed by InfluxData as part of the OpenTracing project. `The goal of OpenTracing is to simplify the process of implementing distributed tracing in modern microservices-based systems, reducing the complexity and overhead associated with existing solutions.` By providing a common language for defining traces, OpenTracing enables developers to easily integrate their services into a single, unified view of system performance and behavior.