Fabric is a tool designed to facilitate the deployment of changes to web applications or services by uploading files and executing shell commands on multiple servers either in parallel or serially. It is particularly useful for managing and synchronizing updates across numerous servers efficiently. An official mirror of Fabric is hosted on GitHub, and although it is still in its alpha stage, it has shown potential for simplifying the deployment process. The tool was developed by Chris Wanstrath, also known by his handle @defunkt, and is associated with resources available on the GNU website.