A global data manager for managing data includes persistent storage and a data manager. The persistent storage stores a data template repository. The data manager obtains an internal request for a data type; identifies internal data of the data type; makes a determination, without being requested by a user that made the internal request, that external data of the data type exists; in response to the determination: polls data stores to obtain the external data of the data type; translates the external data of the data type, using the data template repository, into a format compatible with the internal data of the data type to obtain translated external data of the data type; and displays an external data enhanced interface based on: the internal data of the data type, and the translated external data of the data type.