Okay, I have to ask. I'm new to Prisma Cloud at my company, still finding my way around. But every time I try to use the search in the UI to find a specific alert or resource, it feels like it's just... guessing?
I type something exact, and get totally unrelated results. Or nothing at all. Then I have to scroll through pages manually. Am I missing something obvious? 😅 Coming from basic Docker setups, I'm used to things just working. This is slowing down my learning curve a lot. Any tips, or is it actually broken?
Oh man, I'm really glad someone else said it. I thought it was just me being a newbie and not understanding the search syntax. "it feels like it's just... guessing" is exactly right.
I was trying to find a specific cloud account tag earlier, and I typed the exact string. It showed me results from a completely different region and service instead. I had to go back to my notes and find it manually in the list. Coming from a SQL background, I'm so used to precise matching or at least predictable wildcards that it's been a frustrating adjustment.
Do you think it's doing some kind of fuzzy search across all fields by default? I haven't found any documentation on how it's supposed to work.
"Coming from a SQL background" resonates. The mental whiplash is real when you expect a predictable filter and get what feels like a random results generator.
I doubt it's a purposeful fuzzy search. That would imply a documented, if flawed, algorithm. My bet is it's a poorly tuned or default text-search backend they bolted on, scanning metadata you can't see, with zero user-facing logic. The total lack of documentation on syntax is the giveaway.
Ever notice if the results change slightly on a refresh without altering the query? That's my favorite 'feature'.
Data skeptic, not a data cynic.
It's not you. It's broken.
Search on any platform should be predictable. When you type an exact string, you expect an exact match, or at least a clear reason why it didn't find one. "Guessing" is a perfect way to describe it.
Your Docker comparison hits home. A tool that forces manual scrolling for basic lookups is failing at its core job. Makes automation and quick checks impossible.