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content/en/blog/releases/2025.X/2025.1.md

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All services have had the [default size of logs][] used for [Observability][] reduced to optimise disk usage.
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The [Service Fabric BackUpRestore service has been enabled][] to allow future [Scalability][] improvements such as disaster recovery features.
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Work has been undertaken to [improve the performance][] of the [{{% ctx %}} Execution][{{% ctx %}} Execution Service] and [{{% ctx %}} Monitoring][{{% ctx %}} Monitoring Service] services.
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The [Service Fabric BackUpRestore service has been enabled][] to allow future [Scalability][] improvements such as disaster recovery features.
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[Security][] has been tightened on the [{{% ctx %}} Interaction Portal][Interaction Portal] by:
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[{{% ctx %}} Execution Service]: {{< url path="Cortex.Guides.CortexInnovation.ExecutionApplication.Services.ExecutionService.MainDoc" version="2025.1" >}}
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[Interaction Portal]: {{< url path="Cortex.Guides.CortexInteractionPortal.MainDoc" version="2025.1" >}}
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[Redesigning the Semaphore API]: {{< ref "#redesigned-semaphore-api" >}}
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[create a new process from BPMN XML]: {{< ref "#support-for-creating-new-process-from-templates" >}}
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[Introducing security headers]: {{< ref "#introduced-security-headers-for-cortex-interaction-portal" >}}
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[Removing sensitive information from HTTP responses]: {{< ref "#removed-sensitive-information-from-cortex-interaction-portal-http-responses" >}}
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[Usability]: {{< ref "#usability" >}}
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[Adding the {{% ctx %}} Version to the Gateway logo tooltip]: {{< ref "#added-cortex-version-to-gateway-logo-tooltip" >}}
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[Improving the user experience on the Operations Overview page]: {{< ref "#improved-user-experience-on-operations-overview" >}}
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[Adding the {{% ctx %}} Version to the Gateway logo tooltip]: {{< ref "#added-cortex-version-to-gateway-logo-tooltip" >}}
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[Redesigning the Semaphore API]: {{< ref "#redesigned-semaphore-api" >}}
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[Third-party libraries has been updated]: {{< ref "#updated-third-party-libraries" >}}
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content/en/docs/2025.1/Whats New/_index.md

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## Summary
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2024.11 is the next [Fast Track][] release of {{% ctx %}} and improves on the [2024.9][] release in the following areas:
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2025.1 is the next [Fast Track][] release of {{% ctx %}} and improves on the [2024.11][] release in the following areas:
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[Fast Track]: {{< url path="Cortex.Reference.Glossary.F-J.FastTrack" version="2024.11" >}}
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