1. A method comprising: receiving an incoming record that is awaiting inclusion in a search index; storing the incoming record in a first staging data store to queue the incoming record for processing into a form for merging into the search index; reading the incoming record from the first staging data store; converting the read record into the form for merging into the search index; queuing the converted record for entry into the search index by storing the converted record in a second staging data store; updating the search index by entering into the search index the converted record stored in the second staging data store; searching the search index, the first staging data store, and the second staging data store for one or more records responsive to a search query; and displaying records from the search index that are responsive to the search query in a first section of a user interface, records from the first staging data store that are responsive to the search query in a second section of the user interface, and records from the second staging data store that are responsive to the search query in a third section of the user interface, wherein the records from the search index include data that is older than the records from the first staging data store and the records from the second staging data store.