EXHIBIT 23.1

The Board of Directors
Equinix, Inc.:

We consent to the use of our report dated January 21, 2000, except as to Note
10, which is as of January 28, 2000, relating to the consolidated balance sheets
of Equinix, Inc and subsidiary, as of December 31, 1998 and 1999 and the related
consolidated statements of operations, stockholders' equity and cash flows for
the period from June 22, 1998 (inception) to December 31, 1998 and for the year
ended December 31, 1999 which report is included in the registration statement
on Form S-4, and to the reference to our firm under the heading "Experts" in the
prospectus.

                                            /s/ KPMG LLP


Mountain View, California
February 23, 2000