Explicitly specify cloud.provider values for common cloud providers (#1018)

* Explicitly specify cloud.provider values for common cloud providers

Before some cloud provider values were given as an examples but it was still
left open to interpretation about what that meant. This makes it more explicit
that these are known values for those particular cloud providers.

* Apply suggestions from code review

Co-authored-by: Armin Ruech <armin.ruech@dynatrace.com>
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| Attribute | Description | Example |
|---|---|---|
| cloud.provider | Name of the cloud provider.<br/> Example values are aws, azure, gcp. | `gcp` |
| cloud.provider | Name of the cloud provider. See [Cloud Providers](#cloud-providers) for a list of known values. | `gcp` |
| cloud.account.id | The cloud account id used to identify different entities. | `opentelemetry` |
| cloud.region | A specific geographical location where different entities can run | `us-central1` |
| cloud.zone | Zones are a sub set of the region connected through low-latency links.<br/> In aws it is called availability-zone. | `us-central1-a` |
## Cloud Providers
`cloud.provider` MUST be one of the following or, if none of the listed values apply, a custom value:
| cloud.provider | Description |
|---|---|
| aws | Amazon Web Services |
| azure | Microsoft Azure |
| gcp | Google Cloud Platform |