1. A system comprising: a data store storing global data mapped from local data maintained by a plurality of heterogeneous data subsystems; and a life cycle coordinator including a global data life cycle model defining at least one life cycle for the global data, the life cycle coordinator being configured to receive a data update message defined in accordance with the global data life cycle model and representative of an update of the local data of one of the heterogeneous data subsystems, the data update message including a life cycle status identifier of a data record associated with the update, translate the data update message to at least one global data operation, the translation being based at least in part on the life cycle status identifier, and apply the update to the global data by performing the at least one global data operation.