docs: added notice in docs

aws-powertools · Feb 17, 2022 · 5502a30 · 5502a30
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@@ -48,6 +48,8 @@ For a **complete list** of supported environment variables, refer to [this secti
 
 #### Example using AWS Serverless Application Model (SAM)
 
+The `Tracer` utility is instantiated outside of the Lambda handler. In doing this, the same instance can be used across multiple invocations inside the same execution environment. This allows `Metrics` to be aware of things like whether or not a given invocation had a cold start or not.
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 === "handler.ts"
 
     ```typescript hl_lines="1 4"