diff --git a/packages/core/src/tracing/instrumentation/cloud/aws-sdk/v2/sqs.js b/packages/core/src/tracing/instrumentation/cloud/aws-sdk/v2/sqs.js
index 0590f65c54..fc457ce284 100644
--- a/packages/core/src/tracing/instrumentation/cloud/aws-sdk/v2/sqs.js
+++ b/packages/core/src/tracing/instrumentation/cloud/aws-sdk/v2/sqs.js
@@ -37,6 +37,8 @@ let logger;
 
 let isActive = false;
 
+const technology = 'sqs';
+
 exports.init = function init(config) {
   logger = config.logger;
 
@@ -392,7 +394,8 @@ function finishSpan(err, data, span) {
 function addErrorToSpan(err, span) {
   if (err) {
     span.ec = 1;
-    span.data.sqs.error = err.message || err.code || JSON.stringify(err);
+    const errorDetails = err.message || err.code || JSON.stringify(err);
+    span.data[technology].error = errorDetails;
   }
 }
 
diff --git a/packages/core/src/tracing/instrumentation/cloud/aws-sdk/v3/sqs-consumer.js b/packages/core/src/tracing/instrumentation/cloud/aws-sdk/v3/sqs-consumer.js
index 28c3ce826d..3021f125c1 100644
--- a/packages/core/src/tracing/instrumentation/cloud/aws-sdk/v3/sqs-consumer.js
+++ b/packages/core/src/tracing/instrumentation/cloud/aws-sdk/v3/sqs-consumer.js
@@ -8,6 +8,8 @@ const shimmer = require('../../../../shimmer');
 const hook = require('../../../../../util/hook');
 const cls = require('../../../../cls');
 
+const technology = 'sqs';
+
 function init() {
   hook.onModuleLoad('sqs-consumer', instrument);
 }
@@ -30,7 +32,8 @@ function instrument(SQSConsumer) {
             })
             .catch(err => {
               span.ec = 1;
-              span.data.sqs.error = err.message || err.code || JSON.stringify(err);
+              const errorDetails = err.message || err.code || JSON.stringify(err);
+              span.data[technology].error = errorDetails;
               span.d = Date.now() - span.ts;
               span.transmitManual();
             });
@@ -62,7 +65,8 @@ function instrument(SQSConsumer) {
             })
             .catch(err => {
               span.ec = 1;
-              span.data.sqs.error = err.message || err.code || JSON.stringify(err);
+              const errorDetails = err.message || err.code || JSON.stringify(err);
+              span.data[technology].error = errorDetails;
               span.d = Date.now() - span.ts;
               span.transmitManual();
             });
diff --git a/packages/core/src/tracing/instrumentation/cloud/azure/blob.js b/packages/core/src/tracing/instrumentation/cloud/azure/blob.js
index 2ecd9f97ab..ec1a3980a0 100644
--- a/packages/core/src/tracing/instrumentation/cloud/azure/blob.js
+++ b/packages/core/src/tracing/instrumentation/cloud/azure/blob.js
@@ -15,6 +15,8 @@ let isActive = false;
 
 exports.spanName = 'azstorage';
 
+const technology = exports.spanName;
+
 exports.init = function init() {
   // Starting from v12.28.0, the package has been migrated to ESM.
   // To support ESM-based applications, we now utilize the IITM hook.
@@ -105,7 +107,8 @@ function instrumentingOperation({
 function finishSpan(error, span) {
   if (error) {
     span.ec = 1;
-    span.data.azstorage.error = tracingUtil.getErrorDetails(error);
+    const errorDetails = tracingUtil.getErrorDetails(error);
+    span.data[technology].error = errorDetails;
   }
   span.d = Date.now() - span.ts;
   span.transmit();
diff --git a/packages/core/src/tracing/instrumentation/cloud/gcp/pubsub.js b/packages/core/src/tracing/instrumentation/cloud/gcp/pubsub.js
index 1e4a4f030f..9f7d569217 100644
--- a/packages/core/src/tracing/instrumentation/cloud/gcp/pubsub.js
+++ b/packages/core/src/tracing/instrumentation/cloud/gcp/pubsub.js
@@ -22,6 +22,8 @@ const subscriptionRegex = /^projects\/([^/]+)\/subscriptions\/(.+)$/;
 let logger;
 let isActive = false;
 
+const technology = 'gcps';
+
 exports.init = function init(config) {
   logger = config.logger;
 
@@ -255,9 +257,11 @@ function addErrorToSpan(err, span) {
   if (err) {
     span.ec = 1;
     if (err.message) {
-      span.data.gcps.error = err.message;
+      const errorDetails = err.message;
+      span.data[technology].error = errorDetails;
     } else if (typeof err === 'string') {
-      span.data.gcps.error = err;
+      const errorDetails = err;
+      span.data[technology].error = errorDetails;
     }
   }
 }
diff --git a/packages/core/src/tracing/instrumentation/cloud/gcp/storage.js b/packages/core/src/tracing/instrumentation/cloud/gcp/storage.js
index 733f15b2c5..633148f03d 100644
--- a/packages/core/src/tracing/instrumentation/cloud/gcp/storage.js
+++ b/packages/core/src/tracing/instrumentation/cloud/gcp/storage.js
@@ -14,6 +14,7 @@ const hook = require('../../../../util/hook');
 const tracingUtil = require('../../../tracingUtil');
 
 let isActive = false;
+const technology = 'gcs';
 
 exports.init = function init() {
   hook.onModuleLoad('@google-cloud/storage', instrument);
@@ -458,7 +459,8 @@ function instrumentedCreateStream(operation, bindEvent, finalEvent, ctx, origina
 function finishSpan(error, result, span, extractorPost) {
   if (error) {
     span.ec = 1;
-    span.data.gcs.error = tracingUtil.getErrorDetails(error);
+    const errorDetails = tracingUtil.getErrorDetails(error);
+    span.data[technology].error = errorDetails;
   }
 
   if (extractorPost) {
diff --git a/packages/core/src/tracing/instrumentation/databases/couchbase.js b/packages/core/src/tracing/instrumentation/databases/couchbase.js
index cb10cd29ff..78eaade4c8 100644
--- a/packages/core/src/tracing/instrumentation/databases/couchbase.js
+++ b/packages/core/src/tracing/instrumentation/databases/couchbase.js
@@ -14,6 +14,7 @@ let isActive = false;
 const bucketLookup = {};
 
 exports.spanName = 'couchbase';
+const technology = exports.spanName;
 
 exports.activate = function activate() {
   isActive = true;
@@ -430,7 +431,8 @@ function instrumentTransactions(cluster, connectionStr) {
                     result
                       .catch(err => {
                         span.ec = 1;
-                        span.data.couchbase.error = tracingUtil.getErrorDetails(err);
+                        const errorDetails = tracingUtil.getErrorDetails(err);
+                        span.data[technology].error = errorDetails;
                       })
                       .finally(() => {
                         span.d = Date.now() - span.ts;
@@ -497,7 +499,8 @@ function instrumentOperation({ connectionStr, bucketName, getBucketTypeFn, sql,
             })
             .catch(err => {
               span.ec = 1;
-              span.data.couchbase.error = tracingUtil.getErrorDetails(err);
+              const errorDetails = tracingUtil.getErrorDetails(err);
+              span.data[technology].error = errorDetails;
             })
             .finally(() => {
               span.d = Date.now() - span.ts;
@@ -510,7 +513,8 @@ function instrumentOperation({ connectionStr, bucketName, getBucketTypeFn, sql,
         originalArgs[callbackIndex] = cls.ns.bind(function instanaCallback(err, result) {
           if (err) {
             span.ec = 1;
-            span.data.couchbase.error = tracingUtil.getErrorDetails(err);
+            const errorDetails = tracingUtil.getErrorDetails(err);
+            span.data[technology].error = errorDetails;
           }
 
           if (resultHandler) {
diff --git a/packages/core/src/tracing/instrumentation/databases/db2.js b/packages/core/src/tracing/instrumentation/databases/db2.js
index 2b163095bc..706c3c81a4 100644
--- a/packages/core/src/tracing/instrumentation/databases/db2.js
+++ b/packages/core/src/tracing/instrumentation/databases/db2.js
@@ -13,6 +13,8 @@ const cls = require('../../cls');
 
 let isActive = false;
 
+const technology = 'db2';
+
 const CLOSE_TIMEOUT_IN_MS = process.env.DB2_CLOSE_TIMEOUT_IN_MS || 1000 * 30;
 
 exports.spanName = 'ibmdb2';
@@ -222,7 +224,8 @@ function captureFetchError(result, span) {
         argsFetch[fetchIndex] = function instanaFetchCb(fetchCbErr) {
           if (fetchCbErr) {
             span.ec = 1;
-            span.data.db2.error = tracingUtil.getErrorDetails(fetchCbErr);
+            const errorDetails = tracingUtil.getErrorDetails(fetchCbErr);
+            span.data[technology].error = errorDetails;
           }
 
           return fetchCb.apply(this, arguments);
@@ -232,7 +235,9 @@ function captureFetchError(result, span) {
           return originalFn.apply(this, arguments);
         } catch (caughtErr) {
           span.ec = 1;
-          span.data.db2.error = tracingUtil.getErrorDetails(caughtErr);
+          const errorDetails = tracingUtil.getErrorDetails(caughtErr);
+
+          span.data[technology].error = errorDetails;
           throw caughtErr;
         }
       };
@@ -249,12 +254,14 @@ function captureFetchError(result, span) {
 
           if (res instanceof Error) {
             span.ec = 1;
-            span.data.db2.error = tracingUtil.getErrorDetails(res);
+            const errorDetails = tracingUtil.getErrorDetails(res);
+            span.data[technology].error = errorDetails;
           }
           return res;
         } catch (err) {
           span.ec = 1;
-          span.data.db2.error = tracingUtil.getErrorDetails(err);
+          const errorDetails = tracingUtil.getErrorDetails(err);
+          span.data[technology].error = errorDetails;
 
           return err;
         }
@@ -278,14 +285,16 @@ function instrumentQueryHelper(ctx, originalArgs, originalFunction, stmt, isAsyn
 
         if (result instanceof Error) {
           span.ec = 1;
-          span.data.db2.error = tracingUtil.getErrorDetails(result);
+          const errorDetails = tracingUtil.getErrorDetails(result);
+          span.data[technology].error = errorDetails;
         }
 
         finishSpan(ctx, result, span);
         return result;
       } catch (e) {
         span.ec = 1;
-        span.data.db2.error = tracingUtil.getErrorDetails(e);
+        const errorDetails = tracingUtil.getErrorDetails(e);
+        span.data[technology].error = errorDetails;
         finishSpan(ctx, null, span);
         throw e;
       }
@@ -304,7 +313,8 @@ function instrumentQueryHelper(ctx, originalArgs, originalFunction, stmt, isAsyn
       originalArgs[customerCallbackIndex] = function instanaCallback(err) {
         if (err) {
           span.ec = 1;
-          span.data.db2.error = tracingUtil.getErrorDetails(err);
+          const errorDetails = tracingUtil.getErrorDetails(err);
+          span.data[technology].error = errorDetails;
         }
 
         finishSpan(ctx, null, span);
@@ -324,7 +334,8 @@ function instrumentQueryHelper(ctx, originalArgs, originalFunction, stmt, isAsyn
         })
         .catch(err => {
           span.ec = 1;
-          span.data.db2.error = tracingUtil.getErrorDetails(err);
+          const errorDetails = tracingUtil.getErrorDetails(err);
+          span.data[technology].error = errorDetails;
           finishSpan(ctx, null, span);
           return err;
         });
@@ -394,7 +405,8 @@ function instrumentExecuteHelper(ctx, originalArgs, stmtObject, prepareCallParen
         return result;
       } catch (err) {
         span.ec = 1;
-        span.data.db2.error = tracingUtil.getErrorDetails(err);
+        const errorDetails = tracingUtil.getErrorDetails(err);
+        span.data[technology].error = errorDetails;
         finishSpan(ctx, null, span);
         return err;
       }
@@ -441,7 +453,8 @@ function instrumentExecuteHelper(ctx, originalArgs, stmtObject, prepareCallParen
       args[origCallbackIndex] = function instanaExecuteCallback(executeErr, result) {
         if (executeErr) {
           span.ec = 1;
-          span.data.db2.error = tracingUtil.getErrorDetails(executeErr);
+          const errorDetails = tracingUtil.getErrorDetails(executeErr);
+          span.data[technology].error = errorDetails;
           finishSpan(ctx, null, span);
           return origCallback.apply(this, arguments);
         }
@@ -470,7 +483,8 @@ function instrumentQueryResultHelper(ctx, originalArgs, originalFunction, stmt,
         return result;
       } catch (err) {
         span.ec = 1;
-        span.data.db2.error = tracingUtil.getErrorDetails(err);
+        const errorDetails = tracingUtil.getErrorDetails(err);
+        span.data[technology].error = errorDetails;
         finishSpan(ctx, null, span);
         return err;
       }
@@ -489,7 +503,8 @@ function instrumentQueryResultHelper(ctx, originalArgs, originalFunction, stmt,
       originalArgs[customerCallbackIndex] = function instanaCallback(err) {
         if (err) {
           span.ec = 1;
-          span.data.db2.error = tracingUtil.getErrorDetails(err);
+          const errorDetails = tracingUtil.getErrorDetails(err);
+          span.data[technology].error = errorDetails;
         }
 
         const result = customerCallback.apply(this, arguments);
@@ -550,7 +565,8 @@ function finishSpan(ctx, result, span) {
       if (!closeSyncCalled) {
         closeSyncCalled = true;
         span.ec = 1;
-        span.data.db2.error = `'result.closeSync' was not called within ${CLOSE_TIMEOUT_IN_MS}ms.`;
+        const errorDetails = `'result.closeSync' was not called within ${CLOSE_TIMEOUT_IN_MS}ms.`;
+        span.data[technology].error = errorDetails;
         span.d = Date.now() - span.ts;
         span.transmit();
       }
@@ -578,7 +594,8 @@ function handleTransaction(ctx, span) {
           arguments[1] = function instanaOnEndOverride(onEndErr) {
             if (onEndErr) {
               span.ec = 1;
-              span.data.db2.error = tracingUtil.getErrorDetails(onEndErr) || 'Error not available.';
+              const errorDetails = tracingUtil.getErrorDetails(onEndErr) || 'Error not available.';
+              span.data[technology].error = errorDetails;
             }
 
             span.d = Date.now() - span.ts;
@@ -597,7 +614,8 @@ function handleTransaction(ctx, span) {
           return result;
         } catch (err) {
           span.ec = 1;
-          span.data.db2.error = tracingUtil.getErrorDetails(err) || 'Error not available.';
+          const errorDetails = tracingUtil.getErrorDetails(err) || 'Error not available.';
+          span.data[technology].error = errorDetails;
           span.transmit();
           throw err;
         }
diff --git a/packages/core/src/tracing/instrumentation/databases/elasticsearch.js b/packages/core/src/tracing/instrumentation/databases/elasticsearch.js
index 5e04f941fd..739dd6f12c 100644
--- a/packages/core/src/tracing/instrumentation/databases/elasticsearch.js
+++ b/packages/core/src/tracing/instrumentation/databases/elasticsearch.js
@@ -20,6 +20,7 @@ let isActive = false;
 
 exports.spanName = 'elasticsearch';
 exports.batchable = true;
+const technology = exports.spanName;
 
 exports.init = function init(config) {
   logger = config.logger;
@@ -200,7 +201,8 @@ function onError(span, error) {
   span.d = Date.now() - span.ts;
   span.ec = 1;
   if (error) {
-    span.data.elasticsearch.error = tracingUtil.getErrorDetails(error);
+    const errorDetails = tracingUtil.getErrorDetails(error);
+    span.data[technology].error = errorDetails;
   }
   if (error.meta && error.meta.meta) {
     getConnectionDetailsFromResultMeta(span, error.meta);
diff --git a/packages/core/src/tracing/instrumentation/databases/ioredis.js b/packages/core/src/tracing/instrumentation/databases/ioredis.js
index 8bbb02dea8..6080e15cba 100644
--- a/packages/core/src/tracing/instrumentation/databases/ioredis.js
+++ b/packages/core/src/tracing/instrumentation/databases/ioredis.js
@@ -16,6 +16,7 @@ let isActive = false;
 
 exports.spanName = 'redis';
 exports.batchable = true;
+const technology = exports.spanName;
 
 exports.activate = function activate() {
   isActive = true;
@@ -115,7 +116,8 @@ function instrumentSendCommand(original) {
 
         if (error) {
           span.ec = 1;
-          span.data.redis.error = error.message;
+          const errorDetails = error.message;
+          span.data[technology].error = errorDetails;
         }
 
         span.transmit();
@@ -221,7 +223,8 @@ function multiCommandEndCallback(clsContextForMultiOrPipeline, span, error) {
 
   if (error) {
     span.ec = commandCount;
-    span.data.redis.error = error.message;
+    const errorDetails = error.message;
+    span.data[technology].error = errorDetails;
   }
 
   span.transmit();
@@ -241,7 +244,8 @@ function pipelineCommandEndCallback(clsContextForMultiOrPipeline, span, error, r
   if (error) {
     // ioredis docs mention that this should never be possible, but better be safe than sorry
     span.ec = commandCount;
-    span.data.redis.error = tracingUtil.getErrorDetails(error);
+    const errorDetails = tracingUtil.getErrorDetails(error);
+    span.data[technology].error = errorDetails;
   } else {
     let numberOfErrors = 0;
     let sampledError;
@@ -257,7 +261,8 @@ function pipelineCommandEndCallback(clsContextForMultiOrPipeline, span, error, r
 
     if (numberOfErrors > 0) {
       span.ec = numberOfErrors;
-      span.data.redis.error = tracingUtil.getErrorDetails(sampledError);
+      const errorDetails = tracingUtil.getErrorDetails(sampledError);
+      span.data[technology].error = errorDetails;
     }
   }
 
diff --git a/packages/core/src/tracing/instrumentation/databases/mongodb.js b/packages/core/src/tracing/instrumentation/databases/mongodb.js
index 15ca92270c..1c72ea9b2e 100644
--- a/packages/core/src/tracing/instrumentation/databases/mongodb.js
+++ b/packages/core/src/tracing/instrumentation/databases/mongodb.js
@@ -32,6 +32,8 @@ const commands = [
 exports.spanName = 'mongo';
 exports.batchable = true;
 
+const technology = exports.spanName;
+
 exports.init = function init() {
   // unified topology layer
   hook.onFileLoad(/\/mongodb\/lib\/cmap\/connection\.js/, instrumentCmapConnection);
@@ -438,7 +440,8 @@ function createWrappedCallback(span, originalCallback) {
   return cls.ns.bind(function (error) {
     if (error) {
       span.ec = 1;
-      span.data.mongo.error = tracingUtil.getErrorDetails(error);
+      const errorDetails = tracingUtil.getErrorDetails(error);
+      span.data[technology].error = errorDetails;
     }
 
     span.d = Date.now() - span.ts;
@@ -466,7 +469,8 @@ function handleCallbackOrPromise(ctx, originalArgs, originalFunction, span) {
       })
       .catch(err => {
         span.ec = 1;
-        span.data.mongo.error = tracingUtil.getErrorDetails(err);
+        const errorDetails = tracingUtil.getErrorDetails(err);
+        span.data[technology].error = errorDetails;
         span.d = Date.now() - span.ts;
         span.transmit();
         return err;
diff --git a/packages/core/src/tracing/instrumentation/databases/mssql.js b/packages/core/src/tracing/instrumentation/databases/mssql.js
index 9fca976a40..678ec15b10 100644
--- a/packages/core/src/tracing/instrumentation/databases/mssql.js
+++ b/packages/core/src/tracing/instrumentation/databases/mssql.js
@@ -16,6 +16,8 @@ let isActive = false;
 exports.spanName = 'mssql';
 exports.batchable = true;
 
+const technology = exports.spanName;
+
 exports.init = function init() {
   hook.onModuleLoad('mssql', instrumentMssql);
 };
@@ -161,7 +163,8 @@ function shimBeginTransaction(originalFunction) {
 function finishSpan(error, span) {
   if (error) {
     span.ec = 1;
-    span.data.mssql.error = tracingUtil.getErrorDetails(error);
+    const errorDetails = tracingUtil.getErrorDetails(error);
+    span.data[technology].error = errorDetails;
   }
 
   span.d = Date.now() - span.ts;
diff --git a/packages/core/src/tracing/instrumentation/databases/mysql.js b/packages/core/src/tracing/instrumentation/databases/mysql.js
index afee7877bc..204787c96f 100644
--- a/packages/core/src/tracing/instrumentation/databases/mysql.js
+++ b/packages/core/src/tracing/instrumentation/databases/mysql.js
@@ -17,6 +17,8 @@ let isActive = false;
 exports.spanName = 'mysql';
 exports.batchable = true;
 
+const technology = exports.spanName;
+
 exports.init = function init() {
   hook.onModuleLoad('mysql', instrumentMysql);
   hook.onModuleLoad('mysql2', instrumentMysql2);
@@ -190,7 +192,8 @@ function instrumentedAccessFunction(
         })
         .catch(error => {
           span.ec = 1;
-          span.data.mysql.error = tracingUtil.getErrorDetails(error);
+          const errorDetails = tracingUtil.getErrorDetails(error);
+          span.data[technology].error = errorDetails;
 
           span.d = Date.now() - span.ts;
           span.transmit();
@@ -205,7 +208,8 @@ function instrumentedAccessFunction(
     function onResult(error) {
       if (error) {
         span.ec = 1;
-        span.data.mysql.error = tracingUtil.getErrorDetails(error);
+        const errorDetails = tracingUtil.getErrorDetails(error);
+        span.data[technology].error = errorDetails;
       }
 
       span.d = Date.now() - span.ts;
diff --git a/packages/core/src/tracing/instrumentation/databases/pg.js b/packages/core/src/tracing/instrumentation/databases/pg.js
index d0979c58da..17372d08ba 100644
--- a/packages/core/src/tracing/instrumentation/databases/pg.js
+++ b/packages/core/src/tracing/instrumentation/databases/pg.js
@@ -16,6 +16,7 @@ let isActive = false;
 
 exports.spanName = 'postgres';
 exports.batchable = true;
+const technology = 'pg';
 
 exports.init = function init() {
   hook.onModuleLoad('pg', instrumentPg);
@@ -103,7 +104,8 @@ function instrumentedQuery(ctx, originalQuery, argsForOriginalQuery) {
 function finishSpan(error, span) {
   if (error) {
     span.ec = 1;
-    span.data.pg.error = tracingUtil.getErrorDetails(error);
+    const errorDetails = tracingUtil.getErrorDetails(error);
+    span.data[technology].error = errorDetails;
   }
 
   span.d = Date.now() - span.ts;
diff --git a/packages/core/src/tracing/instrumentation/databases/pgNative.js b/packages/core/src/tracing/instrumentation/databases/pgNative.js
index ec75bde81e..761e304d7f 100644
--- a/packages/core/src/tracing/instrumentation/databases/pgNative.js
+++ b/packages/core/src/tracing/instrumentation/databases/pgNative.js
@@ -27,6 +27,8 @@ const connectionUriRegex =
 exports.spanName = 'postgres';
 exports.batchable = true;
 
+const technology = 'pg';
+
 exports.init = function init() {
   hook.onModuleLoad('pg-native', instrumentPgNative);
 };
@@ -197,7 +199,8 @@ function startSpanBeforeSync(ctx, originalFn, originalArgs, statement, stackTrac
 function finishSpan(error, span) {
   if (error) {
     span.ec = 1;
-    span.data.pg.error = tracingUtil.getErrorDetails(error);
+    const errorDetails = tracingUtil.getErrorDetails(error);
+    span.data[technology].error = errorDetails;
   }
 
   span.d = Date.now() - span.ts;
diff --git a/packages/core/src/tracing/instrumentation/databases/prisma.js b/packages/core/src/tracing/instrumentation/databases/prisma.js
index 781ba7f30d..169d6f52d4 100644
--- a/packages/core/src/tracing/instrumentation/databases/prisma.js
+++ b/packages/core/src/tracing/instrumentation/databases/prisma.js
@@ -14,6 +14,7 @@ let logger;
 let isActive = false;
 
 const providerAndDataSourceUriMap = new WeakMap();
+const technology = 'prisma';
 
 exports.init = function init(config) {
   logger = config.logger;
@@ -221,7 +222,8 @@ function redactPasswordFromMsSQLUrl(url) {
 function finishSpan(error, span) {
   if (error) {
     span.ec = 1;
-    span.data.prisma.error = getErrorDetails(error);
+    const errorDetails = getErrorDetails(error);
+    span.data[technology].error = errorDetails;
   }
 
   span.d = Date.now() - span.ts;
diff --git a/packages/core/src/tracing/instrumentation/databases/redis.js b/packages/core/src/tracing/instrumentation/databases/redis.js
index ddacf5ad57..a3af24690b 100644
--- a/packages/core/src/tracing/instrumentation/databases/redis.js
+++ b/packages/core/src/tracing/instrumentation/databases/redis.js
@@ -17,6 +17,8 @@ let isActive = false;
 exports.spanName = 'redis';
 exports.batchable = true;
 
+const technology = exports.spanName;
+
 let isRedisClientInstrumented = false;
 
 exports.activate = function activate() {
@@ -365,7 +367,8 @@ function instrumentCommand(original, command, address, cbStyle) {
 
         if (error) {
           span.ec = 1;
-          span.data.redis.error = tracingUtil.getErrorDetails(error);
+          const errorDetails = tracingUtil.getErrorDetails(error);
+          span.data[technology].error = errorDetails;
         }
 
         span.transmit();
@@ -502,18 +505,22 @@ function instrumentMultiExec(origCtx, origArgs, original, address, isAtomic, cbS
       if (err) {
         span.ec = 1;
 
+        let errorDetails;
+
         if (err.message) {
-          span.data.redis.error = err.message;
+          errorDetails = err.message;
         } else if (Array.isArray(err) && err.length) {
-          span.data.redis.error = err[0].message;
+          errorDetails = err[0].message;
         } else {
-          span.data.redis.error = 'Unknown error';
+          errorDetails = 'Unknown error';
         }
 
         // v3 = provides sub errors
         if (err.errors && err.errors.length) {
-          span.data.redis.error = err.errors.map(subErr => subErr.message).join('\n');
+          errorDetails = err.errors.map(subErr => subErr.message).join('\n');
         }
+
+        span.data[technology].error = errorDetails;
       }
 
       span.transmit();
@@ -533,7 +540,8 @@ function buildSubCommandCallback(span, userProvidedCallback) {
       span.ec++;
 
       if (!span.data.redis.error) {
-        span.data.redis.error = tracingUtil.getErrorDetails(err);
+        const errorDetails = tracingUtil.getErrorDetails(err);
+        span.data[technology].error = errorDetails;
       }
     }
 
diff --git a/packages/core/src/tracing/instrumentation/frameworks/express.js b/packages/core/src/tracing/instrumentation/frameworks/express.js
index 208daa0885..c87f044dff 100644
--- a/packages/core/src/tracing/instrumentation/frameworks/express.js
+++ b/packages/core/src/tracing/instrumentation/frameworks/express.js
@@ -15,6 +15,8 @@ const cls = require('../../cls');
 
 let active = false;
 
+const technology = 'http';
+
 exports.activate = function activate() {
   active = true;
 };
@@ -116,7 +118,8 @@ function annotateHttpEntrySpanWithError(err) {
     return;
   }
 
-  span.data.http.error = tracingUtil.getErrorDetails(err);
+  const errorDetails = tracingUtil.getErrorDetails(err);
+  span.data[technology].error = errorDetails;
 }
 
 function shimHandlerRegistration(original) {
diff --git a/packages/core/src/tracing/instrumentation/messaging/bull.js b/packages/core/src/tracing/instrumentation/messaging/bull.js
index 21115672a6..51fdfc314d 100644
--- a/packages/core/src/tracing/instrumentation/messaging/bull.js
+++ b/packages/core/src/tracing/instrumentation/messaging/bull.js
@@ -17,6 +17,8 @@ let isActive = false;
 
 exports.spanName = 'bull';
 
+const technology = exports.spanName;
+
 exports.init = function init(config) {
   logger = config.logger;
   hook.onModuleLoad('bull', instrumentBull);
@@ -326,9 +328,11 @@ function addErrorToSpan(err, span) {
   if (err) {
     span.ec = 1;
     if (err.code) {
-      span.data.bull.error = err.code;
+      const errorDetails = err.code;
+      span.data[technology].error = errorDetails;
     } else if (typeof err === 'string') {
-      span.data.bull.error = err;
+      const errorDetails = err;
+      span.data[technology].error = errorDetails;
     }
   }
 }
diff --git a/packages/core/src/tracing/instrumentation/messaging/kafkaJs.js b/packages/core/src/tracing/instrumentation/messaging/kafkaJs.js
index 16f44c27e3..701f0f264d 100644
--- a/packages/core/src/tracing/instrumentation/messaging/kafkaJs.js
+++ b/packages/core/src/tracing/instrumentation/messaging/kafkaJs.js
@@ -15,6 +15,7 @@ const cls = require('../../cls');
 let traceCorrelationEnabled = constants.kafkaTraceCorrelationDefault;
 let logger;
 let isActive = false;
+const technology = 'kafka';
 
 exports.init = function init(config) {
   logger = config.logger;
@@ -105,7 +106,8 @@ function instrumentedSend(ctx, originalSend, originalArgs, topic, messages) {
       })
       .catch(error => {
         span.ec = 1;
-        span.data.kafka.error = error.message;
+        const errorDetails = error.message;
+        span.data[technology].error = errorDetails;
         span.d = Date.now() - span.ts;
         span.transmit();
         throw error;
@@ -184,7 +186,8 @@ function instrumentedSendBatch(ctx, originalSendBatch, originalArgs, topicMessag
       })
       .catch(error => {
         span.ec = 1;
-        span.data.kafka.error = error.message;
+        const errorDetails = error.message;
+        span.data[technology].error = errorDetails;
         span.d = Date.now() - span.ts;
         span.transmit();
         throw error;
diff --git a/packages/core/src/tracing/instrumentation/messaging/kafkaNode.js b/packages/core/src/tracing/instrumentation/messaging/kafkaNode.js
index a243cc3806..069da90688 100644
--- a/packages/core/src/tracing/instrumentation/messaging/kafkaNode.js
+++ b/packages/core/src/tracing/instrumentation/messaging/kafkaNode.js
@@ -14,6 +14,7 @@ const cls = require('../../cls');
 
 let logger;
 let isActive = false;
+const technology = 'kafka';
 
 // FYI: officially deprecated. No release since 4 years. But still very
 //      high usage on npm trends. We will drop it in any upcoming major release.
@@ -81,7 +82,8 @@ function instrumentedSend(ctx, originalSend, produceRequests, cb) {
       cls.ns.bind(function onSendCompleted(err) {
         if (err) {
           span.ec = 1;
-          span.data.kafka.error = err.message;
+          const errorDetails = err.message;
+          span.data[technology].error = errorDetails;
         }
 
         span.d = Date.now() - span.ts;
diff --git a/packages/core/src/tracing/instrumentation/messaging/nats.js b/packages/core/src/tracing/instrumentation/messaging/nats.js
index 2f9a3e0465..de54402b96 100644
--- a/packages/core/src/tracing/instrumentation/messaging/nats.js
+++ b/packages/core/src/tracing/instrumentation/messaging/nats.js
@@ -15,6 +15,7 @@ const cls = require('../../cls');
 let isActive = false;
 let clientHasBeenInstrumentedV1 = false;
 let clientHasBeenInstrumentedV2 = false;
+const technology = 'nats';
 
 exports.init = function init() {
   hook.onModuleLoad('nats', instrumentNats);
@@ -404,9 +405,11 @@ function addErrorToSpan(err, span) {
       errMsg = err;
     }
     if (errMsg && span.data.nats.error) {
-      span.data.nats.error += `, ${errMsg}`;
+      const errorDetails = `${span.data.nats.error}, ${errMsg}`;
+      span.data[technology].error = errorDetails;
     } else if (errMsg) {
-      span.data.nats.error = errMsg;
+      const errorDetails = errMsg;
+      span.data[technology].error = errorDetails;
     }
   }
 }
diff --git a/packages/core/src/tracing/instrumentation/messaging/natsStreaming.js b/packages/core/src/tracing/instrumentation/messaging/natsStreaming.js
index cc72ff8777..ad0aa97b1d 100644
--- a/packages/core/src/tracing/instrumentation/messaging/natsStreaming.js
+++ b/packages/core/src/tracing/instrumentation/messaging/natsStreaming.js
@@ -17,6 +17,7 @@ const cls = require('../../cls');
 let isActive = false;
 let clientHasBeenInstrumented = false;
 let logger;
+const technology = 'nats';
 
 exports.init = function init(config) {
   logger = config.logger;
@@ -201,9 +202,11 @@ function addErrorToSpan(err, span) {
       errMsg = err;
     }
     if (errMsg && span.data.nats.error) {
-      span.data.nats.error += `, ${errMsg}`;
+      const errorDetails = `${span.data.nats.error}, ${errMsg}`;
+      span.data[technology].error = errorDetails;
     } else if (errMsg) {
-      span.data.nats.error = errMsg;
+      const errorDetails = errMsg;
+      span.data[technology].error = errorDetails;
     }
   }
 }
diff --git a/packages/core/src/tracing/instrumentation/messaging/rdkafka.js b/packages/core/src/tracing/instrumentation/messaging/rdkafka.js
index d756c6f4f1..12d53d281d 100644
--- a/packages/core/src/tracing/instrumentation/messaging/rdkafka.js
+++ b/packages/core/src/tracing/instrumentation/messaging/rdkafka.js
@@ -16,6 +16,7 @@ let traceCorrelationEnabled = constants.kafkaTraceCorrelationDefault;
 
 let logger;
 let isActive = false;
+const technology = 'kafka';
 
 exports.init = function init(config) {
   logger = config.logger;
@@ -167,7 +168,8 @@ function instrumentedProduce(ctx, originalProduce, originalArgs) {
 
         if (err) {
           span.ec = 1;
-          span.data.kafka.error = err.message;
+          const errorDetails = err.message;
+          span.data[technology].error = errorDetails;
         }
 
         span.transmit();
@@ -187,7 +189,8 @@ function instrumentedProduce(ctx, originalProduce, originalArgs) {
       // e.g. cannot send message because format is byte
       //      "Message must be a buffer or null"
       span.ec = 1;
-      span.data.kafka.error = error.message;
+      const errorDetails = error.message;
+      span.data[technology].error = errorDetails;
 
       if (!deliveryCb) {
         span.d = Date.now() - span.ts;
@@ -305,7 +308,8 @@ function instrumentedConsumerEmit(ctx, originalEmit, originalArgs) {
         delete messageData.headers;
 
         span.ec = 1;
-        span.data.kafka.error = messageData.message;
+        const errorDetails = messageData.message;
+        span.data[technology].error = errorDetails;
       }
 
       setImmediate(() => {
diff --git a/packages/core/src/tracing/instrumentation/protocols/grpcJs.js b/packages/core/src/tracing/instrumentation/protocols/grpcJs.js
index 63c720a821..55c37ae59c 100644
--- a/packages/core/src/tracing/instrumentation/protocols/grpcJs.js
+++ b/packages/core/src/tracing/instrumentation/protocols/grpcJs.js
@@ -13,6 +13,7 @@ const cls = require('../../cls');
 let logger;
 let Metadata;
 let isActive = false;
+const technology = 'rpc';
 
 const TYPES = {
   UNARY: 'unary',
@@ -116,7 +117,8 @@ function modifyArgs(name, originalArgs, span) {
         } else {
           span.ec = 1;
           if (errorMessage) {
-            span.data.rpc.error = errorMessage;
+            const errorDetails = errorMessage;
+            span.data[technology].error = errorDetails;
           }
         }
       }
@@ -345,7 +347,8 @@ function createInstrumentedServerHandler(name, type, originalHandler) {
           if (err) {
             span.ec = 1;
             if (err.message || err.details) {
-              span.data.rpc.error = err.message || err.details;
+              const errorDetails = err.message || err.details;
+              span.data[technology].error = errorDetails;
             }
           }
           span.d = Date.now() - span.ts;
@@ -370,7 +373,8 @@ function createInstrumentedServerHandler(name, type, originalHandler) {
         call.on('error', err => {
           span.ec = 1;
           if (err.message || err.details) {
-            span.data.rpc.error = err.message || err.details;
+            const errorDetails = err.message || err.details;
+            span.data[technology].error = errorDetails;
           }
         });
 
@@ -432,7 +436,8 @@ function instrumentedClientMethod(
         } else {
           span.ec = 1;
           if (errorMessage) {
-            span.data.rpc.error = errorMessage;
+            const errorDetails = errorMessage;
+            span.data[technology].error = errorDetails;
           }
         }
         span.transmit();
diff --git a/packages/core/src/tracing/instrumentation/protocols/httpClient.js b/packages/core/src/tracing/instrumentation/protocols/httpClient.js
index d3d3ba9ea4..ae5a2a8127 100644
--- a/packages/core/src/tracing/instrumentation/protocols/httpClient.js
+++ b/packages/core/src/tracing/instrumentation/protocols/httpClient.js
@@ -262,10 +262,12 @@ function instrument(coreModule, forceHttps) {
       } catch (e) {
         // A synchronous exception indicates a failure that is not covered by the listeners. Using a malformed URL for
         // example is a case that triggers a synchronous exception.
-        span.data.http = {
-          url: completeCallUrl,
-          error: e ? e.message : ''
-        };
+        span.data.http.url = completeCallUrl;
+
+        const errorValue = e ? e.message : '';
+        const key = 'http';
+
+        span.data[key].error = errorValue;
         span.d = Date.now() - span.ts;
         span.ec = 1;
         span.transmit();
@@ -311,9 +313,12 @@ function instrument(coreModule, forceHttps) {
         }
         span.data.http = {
           method: clientRequest.method,
-          url: completeCallUrl,
-          error: errorMessage
+          url: completeCallUrl
         };
+        const errorValue = errorMessage;
+        const key = 'http';
+
+        span.data[key].error = errorValue;
         span.d = Date.now() - span.ts;
         span.ec = 1;
         span.transmit();
diff --git a/packages/core/src/tracing/instrumentation/protocols/nativeFetch.js b/packages/core/src/tracing/instrumentation/protocols/nativeFetch.js
index 342c217921..06155b311f 100644
--- a/packages/core/src/tracing/instrumentation/protocols/nativeFetch.js
+++ b/packages/core/src/tracing/instrumentation/protocols/nativeFetch.js
@@ -21,6 +21,7 @@ const originalFetch = global.fetch;
 
 let extraHttpHeadersToCapture;
 let isActive = false;
+const technology = 'http';
 
 // This determines whether we need to apply a workaround for a bug in Node.js fetch implementation (or rather, the
 // underlying dependency undici).
@@ -184,7 +185,8 @@ function instrument() {
         })
         .catch(err => {
           span.ec = 1;
-          span.data.http.error = err.message;
+          const errorDetails = err.message;
+          span.data[technology].error = errorDetails;
         })
         .finally(() => {
           span.d = Date.now() - span.ts;