Paul Stovell discusses the development of a migration tool designed to import databases from Octopus 1.6 to Octopus 2.0, highlighting the significant changes between the versions that necessitate running them side-by-side. The migration involves installing Octopus 2.0, using the Octopus Manager UI to import a backup from version 1.6, creating a new RavenDB database, and converting documents during the data transfer. The process allows both versions to operate concurrently after migration. Stovell appreciates customers who provided backups for testing and announces that the migration tool will be available in the upcoming Octopus 2.0 release candidate.