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Depends on one: how interested/motivated are you, now and down the line; and two: how likely is your dependency on a third party going to screw you over in the long run.

My opinion, from the viewpoint of a consultant often involved in Kubernetes, is to get initial help and a persistent help line, but get somebody internally interested enough to ride along and learn.

Consultants and experts in general can save you from a lot of bad up-front decisions and banging your head against the wall for months. It's not trivial to learn your way around technologies or ecosystems, including common dark corners and pitfalls, in a reasonable amount of time while also having to focus on your core business. Accept help but learn to fish and to make a fire.