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                                                                    Exhibit 10.3

                              STORAGENETWORKS, INC.
                  2000 NON-EMPLOYEE DIRECTOR STOCK OPTION PLAN

1.  Purpose.

     The purpose of this 2000 Non-Employee Director Stock Option Plan (the
"Plan") of StorageNetworks, Inc. (the "Company") is to advance the interests of
the Company's stockholders by enhancing the Company's ability to attract, retain
and motivate outside directors of the Company by providing such directors with
equity ownership opportunities and thereby better aligning the interests of such
directors with those of the Company's stockholders.

2.  Administration.

     The Board of Directors of the Company (the "Board") shall supervise and
administer the Plan.  Grants of stock options under the Plan and the amount and
nature of the awards to be granted shall be automatic in accordance with Section
5.  However, all questions concerning interpretation of the Plan or any options
granted under it shall be resolved by the Board.  The Board shall have authority
to adopt, amend and repeal such administrative rules, guidelines and practices
relating to the Plan as it shall deem advisable.  The Board may correct any
defect, supply any omission or reconcile any inconsistency in the Plan or any
option in the manner and to the extent it shall deem expedient to carry the Plan
into effect and it shall be the sole and final judge of such expediency.  No
member of the Board shall be liable for any action or determination relating to
the Plan.  All decisions by the Board shall be made in the Board's sole
discretion and shall be final and binding on all persons having or claiming any
interest in the Plan or in any option granted pursuant to the Plan.  No director
or person acting pursuant to the authority delegated by the Board shall be
liable for any action or determination under the Plan made in good faith.

3.  Participation in the Plan.

     Directors of the Company who are not full-time employees of the Company or
any subsidiary of the Company ("outside directors") shall be eligible to receive
options under the Plan.

4.  Stock Subject to the Plan.

     (a) Subject to adjustment under Section 7 below, 400,000 shares of common
stock, $.01 par value per share, of the Company (the "Common Stock") shall be
available for issuance under the Plan, increased annually on the first day of
March, beginning on March 1, 2001, by an amount equal to the number of shares of
Common Stock required to restore the total number of shares of Common Stock then
available for issuance upon exercise of options granted under the Plan to
400,000; provided, however, that the maximum number of shares issuable under the
Plan shall not exceed 4,000,000 shares of Common Stock.

     (b) If any outstanding option under the Plan for any reason expires or is
terminated, surrendered or canceled without having been exercised in full or is
forfeited in whole or in part

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or results in any Common Stock not being issued, the shares covered by the
unexercised portion of such option shall again become available for issuance
pursuant to the Plan. Shares issued under the Plan may consist in whole or in
part of authorized but unissued shares or treasury shares.

     (c) All options granted under the Plan shall be non-statutory options not
entitled to special tax treatment under Section 422 of the Internal Revenue Code
of 1986, as amended (the "Code").

5.  Terms, Conditions and Form of Options.

     Each option granted under the Plan shall be evidenced by a written
agreement in such form as the Board shall from time to time approve, which
agreements may contain terms and conditions in addition to but not inconsistent
with those set forth in the Plan.

     (a) Option Grant Dates.  Subject to adjustment as provided in Section 7,
options shall automatically be granted to all eligible outside directors as
follows:

          (i) each person who first becomes an eligible outside director after
the approval of the Plan by the Company's stockholders  shall be granted an
option (the "Initial Option") to purchase 25,000 shares of Common Stock on the
date of his or her initial election or appointment to the Board; and

          (iii)  each eligible outside director shall be granted an additional
option (the "Additional Option") to purchase 10,000 shares of Common Stock on
the date of each Annual Meeting of Stockholders of the Company commencing with
the first Annual Meeting of Stockholders following the Company's initial public
offering of Common Stock pursuant to an effective registration statement under
the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (each such date referred to herein as an
"Additional Option Grant Date"), provided that he or she is an eligible director
immediately prior to such Annual Meeting and continues to serve as a director
immediately following such Annual Meeting, and provided further that the
Additional Option Grant Date is at least six months after he or she received an
Initial Option.

     (b) Option Exercise Price.  The option exercise price per share of Common
Stock for each option granted under the Plan shall equal (i) the last reported
sales price per share of Common Stock on the Nasdaq National Market (or, if the
Company is traded on a nationally recognized securities exchange on the date of
grant, the reported closing sales price per share of Common Stock by such
exchange) on the date of grant (or if no such price is reported on such date
such price as reported on the nearest preceding day) or (ii) if the Common Stock
is not traded on the Nasdaq National Market or such an exchange, the fair market
value per share of Common Stock on the date of grant as determined by the Board.

     (c) Options Non-Transferable.  Except as the Board may otherwise determine
or provide in an option agreement, any option granted under the Plan to an
optionee shall not be sold, assigned, transferred, pledged or otherwise
encumbered by the person to whom it was granted, either voluntarily or by
operation of law, other than by will or the laws of descent and distribution and
shall be exercisable during the optionee's lifetime only by the optionee or the
optionee's guardian or legal representative.

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     (d)  Exercise Period.

          (i) Initial Options. Each Initial Option granted pursuant to Section
5(a)(i) and (ii) of the Plan shall immediately become exercisable as to 100% of
the shares subject to the option on the date such option was granted, except
that any shares issued by the Company upon exercise of the option shall be
subject to a right of repurchase (the "Purchase Option") in favor of the
Company. The Company's Purchase Option shall be exercisable in the event the
director ceases to be a director of the Company and shall lapse as to one-half
of the shares on each of the first two anniversaries of the date the option was
granted.

          (ii) Additional Options. Each Additional Option granted pursuant to
Section 5(a)(iii) of the Plan shall immediately become exercisable as to 100% of
the shares subject to the option on the date such option was granted, except
that any shares issued upon exercise of the option shall be subject to a
Purchase Option in favor of the Company, similar to that described in Section
5(d)(i) above.

     (e) Termination.  Each option shall terminate, and may no longer be
exercised, on the earlier of the date (i) 10 years after the date such option
was granted or (ii) 60 days after the optionee ceases to serve as a director of
the Company; provided that, in the event an optionee ceases to serve as a
director due to his or her death or disability (within the meaning of Section
22(e)(3) of the Code or any successor provision), then the exercisable portion
of the option may be exercised within the period of 180 days following the date
the optionee ceases to serve as a director (but in no event later than 10 years
after the date such option was granted) by the optionee or by the person to whom
the option is transferred by will, by the laws of descent and distribution, or
by written notice pursuant to Section 5(g).

     (f) Exercise Procedure.  An option may be exercised only by written notice
to the Company at its principal office accompanied by payment of the full
consideration for the shares as to which the option is exercised.  Such payment
may be made as follows:

          (i) in cash or by check, payable to the order of the Company;

          (ii) in the sole discretion of the Board, by delivery of a promissory
note of the optionee to the Company on terms determined by the Board;

          (iii)  by payment of such other lawful consideration as the Board may
determine; or

          (iv) any combination of the above permitted forms of payment.

     (g) Exercise by Representative Following Death of Director.  An optionee,
by written notice to the Company, may designate one or more persons (and from
time to time change such designation), including his or her legal
representative, who, by reason of the optionee's death, shall acquire the right
to exercise all or a portion of the option.  If the person or persons so
designated wish to exercise any portion of the option, they must do so within
the term of the option as provided herein.  Any exercise by a representative
shall be subject to the provisions of the Plan.

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6.  Limitation of Rights.

     (a) No Right to Continue as a Director.  Neither the Plan, nor the granting
of an option nor any other action taken pursuant to the Plan, shall constitute
or be evidence of any agreement or understanding, express or implied, that the
Company will retain the optionee as a director for any period of time.

     (b) No Stockholder Rights for Options.  No optionee nor a designated
beneficiary thereof shall have any rights as a stockholder with respect to any
shares of Common Stock to be distributed with respect to an option until
becoming the record holder of such shares.

7.  Adjustment to Common Stock.

     In the event of any stock split, stock dividend, recapitalization,
reorganization, merger, consolidation, combination, exchange of shares,
liquidation, spin-off or other similar change in capitalization or event, or any
distribution to holders of Common Stock other than a normal cash dividend, (i)
the number and class of securities available under this Plan, (ii) the number
and class of securities subject to future option grants, and (iii) the number
and class of securities and exercise price per share subject to each outstanding
option shall be appropriately adjusted by the Company (or substituted options
may be made, if applicable) to the extent the Board shall determine, in good
faith, that such an adjustment (or substitution) is necessary and appropriate.
If this Section 7 applies and Section 8 also applies to any event, Section 8
shall be applicable to such event, and this Section 7 shall not be applicable.

8.  Modification, Extension and Renewal of Options.

     The Board shall have the power to modify or amend outstanding options;
provided, however, that no modification or amendment may (i) have the effect of
altering or impairing any rights or obligations of any option previously granted
without the consent of the optionee, or (ii) modify the number of shares of
Common Stock subject to the option (except as provided in Section 7).

9.  Legends.

      The Company may at any time place legends referencing the Purchase Option
described in Section 5(d)(i) above and any applicable federal or state
securities law restrictions on all certificates representing shares of stock
subject to the provisions of this Plan.  The Optionee shall, at the request of
the Company, promptly present to the Company any and all certificates
representing shares acquired pursuant to an Award in the possession of a
Participant in order to effectuate the provisions of this paragraph.  Unless
otherwise specified by the Company, legends placed on such certificates may
include, but shall not be limited to, the following:

     "THE SHARES REPRESENTED BY THIS CERTIFICATE ARE SUBJECT TO A PURCHASE
     OPTION IN FAVOR OF THE CORPORATION OR ITS ASSIGNEE SET FORTH IN AN
     AGREEMENT BETWEEN THE CORPORATION AND THE REGISTERED HOLDER, OR SUCH
     HOLDER'S PREDECESSOR IN INTEREST, A COPY OF WHICH IS ON FILE AT THE
     PRINCIPAL OFFICE OF THE CORPORATION."

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10.  Fractional Shares.

     The Company shall not be required to issue fractional shares upon the
exercise of an Option.

11.  Amendment of the Plan.

     The Board may amend, suspend or terminate the Plan or any portion thereof
at any time, provided that no amendment shall be made without stockholder
approval if such approval is necessary to comply with any applicable tax or
regulatory requirements.  Amendments requiring stockholder approval shall become
effective when adopted by the Board.

12.  Withholding.

     Each optionee shall pay to the Company, or make provision satisfactory to
the Board for payment of, any taxes required by law to be withheld in connection
with options granted under the Plan to such optionee no later than the date of
the event creating the tax liability.  The Board may allow optionees to satisfy
such tax obligations in whole or in part in shares of Common Stock, including
shares retained from the option creating the tax obligation, valued at their
fair market value as determined by the Board in good faith.  The Company may, to
the extent permitted by law, deduct any such tax obligations from any payment of
any kind otherwise due to an optionee.

13.  Notice.

     Any written notice to the Company required by any of the provisions of the
Plan shall be addressed to the Treasurer of the Company and shall become
effective when it is received.

14.  Governing Law.

     The provisions of the Plan, all determinations made and actions taken
pursuant hereto and all options made hereunder shall be governed by and
interpreted in accordance with the laws of the State of Delaware, without regard
to any applicable conflicts of law.

15.  Effective Date and Term of Plan.

     The Plan shall become effective on the date of approval by the stockholders
of the Company.  No options shall be granted under the Plan after the completion
of ten years from the earlier of (i) the date on which the Plan was adopted by
the Board or (ii) the date the Plan was approved by the Company's stockholders,
but options previously granted may extend beyond that date.

                    Adopted by the Board on March 22, 2000

                    Approved by the stockholders as of March 31, 2000

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                                                                    Exhibit 10.6

Confidential Materials omitted and filed separately with the Securities and
Exchange Commission. Asterisks denote omissions.

EMC/2/
The Enterprise Storage Company

              SUBCONTRACTOR AGREEMENT FOR PROFESSIONAL SERVICES
                                    BETWEEN
                            EMC CORPORATION ("EMC")
                                      AND
                     StorageNetworks Inc ("Subcontractor")
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This Subcontractor Agreement for Professional Services (hereinafter "Agreement")
is made on this 4th day of May 1999, between EMC Corporation, a Massachusetts
corporation with principal offices at 171 South Street, Hopkinton, Massachusetts
01748 ("EMC"), and StorageNetworks Inc, a Delaware corporation, with principal
offices at 100 Fifth Ave, Waltham Ma 02154, ("Subcontractor"), who hereby agree
to the following:

     1. Services. EMC may acquire the professional services of the
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Subcontractor, subject to the terms and conditions of this Agreement, which
shall be performed in conjunction with EMC's provision of services to an EMC
customer. The work to be performed by Subcontractor shall be set forth in a
Statement of Work to be signed and attached hereto as Schedule A to this
Agreement. Each Statement of Work shall contain at a minimum the following
information:

     a) a description of the services to be performed by the Subcontractor;
     b) the place of performance;
     c) the period of performance; and
     d) the fees to be paid.

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Confidential Materials omitted and filed separately with the Securities and
Exchange Commission. Asterisks denote omissions.

     2. Pricing. EMC herein sets agreed to pricing at [**] per hour for SNI
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services. This pricing level is based upon the SNI's commitment to procure and
implement EMC technology into their POP sites based on the following
schedule.....Houston site by Q2 end, NY site by Q3 end, Boston site by Q4 end
and San Fran site by Q4 end. (All dates are 1999). Inability to meet this
criteria will subject this pricing agreement to review by EMC.

     3. Payment. In consideration for Subcontractor's satisfactory work
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referenced in Sections 9 & 10, EMC will pay Subcontrator according to the
payment terms set forth in the Statement of Work. Subcontractor shall submit
invoices on a monthly basis for services furnished during the preceding month,
unless otherwise stated, and each invoice shall reference the applicable
Statement of Work and shall include supporting detail and documentation of all
charges. All amounts are due and payable in U.S. dollars, unless otherwise
agreed by EMC in writing, within thirty (30) days from proper receipt of a
proper invoice. EMC shall not be obligated to pay submitted invoices until such
time as Subcontractor fails to submit invoices in accordance with the
documentation, payment and time requirements of this Section.

     4. Time and Materials. For Statements of Work to be performed on a Time and
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Materials basis, EMC shall pay Subcontractor only in accordance with the
billable rates and expenses set forth in the Statement of Work and shall not be
liable for payments in excess of the funding limitations set forth therein.
Subcontractor shall notify EMC in writing at such time as the cumulative dollar
amount of billable labor and expenses reaches [**] of the estimated level of
effort or funding limitation set forth therein and will include in such
notification an estimate of any additional labor hours and costs needed to
complete the requirements of the project. Subcontractor shall not be obligated
to provide, and EMC shall not be obligated to pay for, services or expenses
beyond the period of performance or in excess of the total funding limitation
specified in the Statement of Work.

     5. Firm Fixed Price. For Statements of Work to be performed on a Firm Fixed
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Price basis, EMC shall not be obligated to pay Subcontractor in excess of the
Firm Fixed Price set forth in the Statement of Work. Subcontractor shall be
solely responsible for costs incurred by the Subcontractor in excess of the Firm
Fixed Price set forth therein.

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     6. Expenses. EMC will reimburse Subcontractor for all out-of pocket
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expenses actually incurred by Subcontractor in rendering services under this
Agreement so long as such expenses are (a) necessary, reasonable and directly
related to work specified in the Statement of Work, (b) consistent with EMC's
then-current expense reimbursement policies, (which is a referenced addition to
this agreement), (c) not incurred under a Firm Fixed Price Statement of Work.
Notwithstanding the foregoing, Subcontractor shall be solely liable for payment
of all fees, licenses, bonds, taxes or other expenses required or imposed
against Subcontractor as a cost of doing business.

     7. Changes. EMC may request changes in the scope of work specified in the
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Statement of Work. Upon agreement between the parties as to the changes and
associated price increase or decrease, EMC shall initiate an amendment in
writing to the existing Statement of Work. EMC shall not be obligated to pay for
any changed services and Subcontractor shall not be required to perform any
changed services in the absence of a duly executed amendment signed by the
parties.

     8. Non-Disclosure of Confidential and Proprietary Information. Upon
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execution of this Agreement, Subcontractor shall be bound by EMC's standard
"Non-Disclosure Agreement" and EMC shall be bound by SNI's standard
"Non-Disclosure Agreement which each shall execute as a condition to this
Agreement becoming effective. Copies shall be attached hereto and is
incorporated by reference.

     9. Title to Work Product. It is understood and agreed to by the parties
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that all effort expended and all results developed by EMC pursuant to this
Agreement, shall be and shall remain the property of EMC, who shall have the
sole and exclusive rights and title to any ideas developed, modified, changed,
improved, or utilized by Subcontractor as a result of this Agreement.
Subcontractor shall have the right and license to utilize the work product of
this Agreement, but all ownership rights are retained by EMC or its original
licensors, if any.

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     10. Warranty. Subcontractor warrants that a) its professional services
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will be of professional quality and conform to generally accepted standards in
the industry; and b) its personnel shall be competent and qualified to perform
the tasks to which they are assigned.

     11. Performance. At all times during this Agreement, EMC reserves the right
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to reasonably determine, after mutual understanding is reached between both
parties, the quality of the Subcontractor's performance under this Agreement. In
the event that it is determined that any employee assigned to a particular
customer's site is unsuitable to perform the services requested, Subcontractor
shall promptly replace such employee after notification of such determination by
EMC.

     12. Independent Contractor. EMC and Subcontractor each agree that
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Subcontractor is, and shall remain, an independent contractor. Nothing in this
Agreement or a Statement of Work shall be construed to create or imply that any
either party is an agent of the other party. At no time shall either party make
any commitments or incur any expenses for, or in the name of, the other party
without the prior approval of the other party. Subcontractor's personnel are
not, nor shall they be deemed to be at any time during the term of this
Agreement, employees of EMC. Subcontractor will be solely responsible for
payment of all compensation owed to Subcontractor's personnel, as well as for
payment of employment related taxes and workers' compensation insurance.

     13. Non-Competition. Not applicable to this agreement.
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     14. Indemnification. Not applicable to this agreement.
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     15. Limitation of Liability. IN NO EVENT SHALL EITHER PARTY BE LIABLE TO
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THE OTHER PARTY FOR ANY SPECIAL, INDIRECT, OR CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES INCLUDING,
WITHOUT LIMITATION, LOST BUSINESS OR LOST PROFITS, WHETHER FORESEEABLE OR NOT,
EVEN IF THE PARTY HAS BEEN ADVISED OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH DAMAGES ARISING
OUT OF OR IN CONNECTION WITH THE PERFORMANCE OR NON-PERFORMANCE UNDER THIS
AGREEMENT.

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     16. Termination. If either party breaches any material provision of
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this Agreement, the other party may terminate this Agreement upon thirty (30)
days prior written notice, provided the breach is not cured within such 30 day
period. Such termination shall not relieve either party from those of its
obligations hereunder that accrued prior to the date of termination, nor shall
it relieve the party in breach from any liability resulting therefrom.

     16.1 Either party may terminate this Agreement without cause with written
notice to the other party. EMC shall also have the right to immediately
terminate any Statement of Work or Schedule in the event EMC's customer
terminates its project or agreement with EMC.

     16.2 The provisions of Sections 7 (Non-Disclosure), 8 (Title to Work
Product), 9 (Warranty), 12 (Non-competition), 13 (Indemnification), and 14
(Limitation of Liability), shall survive termination of this Agreement.

     17. Notices. All notices, requests, authorizations, directions, or other
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communications under this Agreement shall be given in writing by personal
delivery, by U.S. mail postage prepaid, or by facsimile with confirmed answer
back. Notice shall be effective upon delivery in the case of personal delivery,
on receipt in the case of facsimile, and five days after mailing in the case of
posting.

     18. Miscellaneous. This Agreement, Statements of Work, Schedules and the
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addendums hereto, if any, contain the entire understanding of the parties with
respect to the matters contained herein. There are no promises, covenants, or
undertakings other than those expressly set forth herein. This Agreement may not
be modified except by a writing, executed by authorized representatives of EMC
and Subcontractor. This Agreement is not assignable by Subcontractor without the
express written consent of either party. This Agreement shall be governed by the
laws, and enforceable in the courts, of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts,
U.S.A.

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The parties hereby acknowledge that they have read and do understand this
Agreement and all addendums hereto, and agree to all terms and conditions stated
herein and attached hereto.

EMC Corporation                        StorageNetworks Inc.
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("EMC")                                ("Subcontractor")

/s/ David B Bedard                     /s/ Paul C Flanagan
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Signature                              Signature

DAVID B. BEDARD                        Paul Flanagan
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Printed Name                           Printed Name

Sales Operations Mgr.                  CFO
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Title                                  Title

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