Exhibit 23.8



                    CONSENT OF INDEPENDENT PUBLIC ACCOUNTANTS



As independent  public  accountants,  we hereby consent to the  incorporation by
reference in this registration statement on Form S-3 of our report dated October
15, 1999 on the combined  financial  statements of Sistemas de Archivo,  S.A. de
C.V.  and Sistemas de Archivo  Mexico,  S.A. de C.V.  (collectively  Sistemas de
Archivo),  included in Iron  Mountain  Incorporated's,  a Delaware  corporation,
Current Report on Form 8-K filed with the Securities and Exchange  Commission on
November  24,  1999,  and to  all  references  to  our  Firm  included  in  this
registration statement.



                                            /s/ ARTHUR ANDERSEN


Mexico, D.F.
January 17, 2001