Exhibit 23.1

Consent of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm

The Board of Directors

Digital Realty Trust, Inc.:

We consent to the incorporation by reference in the registration statement on Form S-8 of Digital Realty Trust, Inc. of our report dated July 22, 2004, with respect to the balance sheet of Digital Realty Trust, Inc. as of March 31, 2004, which report appears in the registration statement number 333-117865 on Form S-11, as amended, of Digital Realty Trust, Inc.

/s/ KPMG LLP                                                     

Los Angeles, California

December 14, 2004