  Information management is one of the most significant issues in nowadays data
centers. Selection of appropriate software, security mechanisms and effective
energy consumption management together with caring for the environment enforces
a profound analysis of the considered system. Besides these factors, financial
analysis of data center maintenance is another important aspect that needs to
be considered. Data centers are mission-critical components of all large
enterprises and frequently cost hundreds of millions of dollars to build, yet
few high-level executives understand the true cost of operating such
facilities. Costs are typically spread across the IT, networking, and
facilities, which makes management of these costs and assessment of
alternatives difficult. This paper deals with a research on multilevel analysis
of data center management and presents an approach to estimate the true total
costs of operating data center physical facilities, taking into account the
proper management of the information flow.
