SaaS Dashboard Modernization and Performance Improvement

About the client

The client is a SaaS-based sustainability data platform helping organizations automate environmental data collection, processing, and visualization to accelerate sustainability initiatives and improve operational efficiency across growing enterprise users.

The Story

The client engaged FiftyFive Technologies to modernize their sustainability data platform, which struggled with slow dashboard performance, limited scalability, and outdated UI/UX. Their existing tech stack restricted the addition of new visualization features and caused delays in rendering charts, drag-and-drop actions, and widget resizing. FiftyFive provided a dedicated engineering team across frontend, backend, UI/UX, and cloud to rebuild core components, implement the new Figma-driven interface, and migrate the platform to a modern, scalable architecture. The goal was to deliver a faster, intuitive, future-ready dashboard experience while enabling the client to onboard more enterprise customers.

The challenge

• > Slow dashboard rendering with >10 chart components.

• > Unresponsive drag-and-drop and widget resizing operations.

• > Complex UI overhaul aligned with new Figma components.

• > Outdated tech stack: Angular v9, Chart.js, legacy architecture.

• > Limited scalability, weak integration readiness, and security gaps.

• > Need for new chart settings: treemap, donut, theme-based configuration.

The solution

• > Formed a dedicated engineering team: Angular frontend, Node.js backend, UI/UX, DevOps, QA.

• > Implemented modular architecture supporting future micro frontends.

• > Rebuilt dashboard with grid-based layout for alignment and responsive interactions.

• > Added advanced chart capabilities: treemaps, donut charts, theme selectors.

• > Migrated platform to Angular v14, Node.js, Firebase, and AWS for higher performance and scalability.

• > Optimized rendering engine to support real-time interactions and reduced load times.

• > Applied complete UI/UX rebuild based on updated Figma design system.

The outcome

The platform now renders complex dashboards up to 60% faster, with drag-and-drop and resizing responsiveness improving by over 40%. The modular architecture enables the client to roll out new micro-frontend-based features without disrupting existing workflows. The upgraded tech stack improved scalability and security, supporting onboarding of larger enterprise environments. The enhanced UI/UX increased user adoption and reduced configuration time, enabling the client to deliver a more competitive, future-ready sustainability product strengthening their market position and improving operational efficiency for their customers.