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                                                                    EXHIBIT 23.3


               CONSENT OF ERNST & YOUNG LLP, INDEPENDENT AUDITORS


We consent to the reference to our firm under the caption "Experts" and to the
use of our report dated January 28, 2000, with respect to the financial
statements of Vertical Software, Inc. incorporated by reference in Amendment No.
1 to the Registration Statement on Form SB-2 filed on Form S-3 and related
Prospectus of FutureLink Corp. for the registration of 60,830,378 shares of its
common stock.


                                                /s/ ERNST & YOUNG LLP


McLean, Virginia
February 8, 2001