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 the Registration Statement (Form S-1) and
related Prospectus of StorageNetworks, Inc. dated March 1, 2000.
Our
audits also included the financial statement schedule listed in Item 16(b)
of this Registration Statement. These schedules are 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.
Boston, Massachusetts
February 29, 2000
