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Exhibit 23.1
CONSENT OF ERNST & YOUNG LLP
We consent to the reference to our firm under the caption "Experts" and
"Selected Consolidated Financial Data" and to the use of our report dated
February 5, 2000, in Amendment No.1 to the Registration Statement (Form S-1
No. 333-48530) and related Prospectus of StorageNetworks, Inc. for the
registration of 10,350,000 shares of its common stock.
Our audits also included the financial statement schedule listed in Item 16(b)
of this Registration Statement. This schedule is the responsibility of the
Company's management. Our responsibility is to express an opinion based on our
audits. In our opinion, the financial statement schedule referred to above,
when considered in relation to the basic financial statements taken as a
whole, presents fairly in all material respects the information set forth
therein.
/s/ Ernst & Young LLP
Boston, Massachusetts
October 31, 2000
